Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas

By Las Vegas Review-Journal | The Mob Museum

What's Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas about?

Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: ex-mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians and journalists. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit basements to the neon glow of the Las Vegas Strip, the Review-Journal's Reed Redmond will guide listeners through the 20th-century criminal underworlds of Chicago, Kansas City and Las Vegas.

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Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas episodes:

11.02.2023
No Place Like Home | S3E8
In the final episode of Season 3, we go back to the beginning of what shaped Oscar Goodman, including the death of his late sister, whose death has impacted his life for decades. Despite his worldwide notoriety as a public...
10.26.2023
Truth Challenged | S3E7
You’ve heard from former reporters, members of law enforcement, mob family members, and experts. Some have referred to Oscar Goodman as a hero and others question some of his recollections. Now, Goodman gets the chance to respond as he hears...
10.19.2023
From Mob to Mayor | S3E6
After rising to prominence defending some of the biggest names in organized crime and trying more than 300 criminal cases over his career, Oscar Goodman makes a big change — from mob attorney to mayor of Las Vegas. His wife,...
10.12.2023
The War with the FBI | S3E5
The public and private war between Oscar Goodman and the FBI heats up with the Phil Leonetti case. Goodman represented Leonetti in Philadelphia and received backlash for going back to his hometown to represent him. Former special attorney Stan Hunterton...
10.05.2023
Rats | S3E4
In Oscar Goodman’s words, “flippers are rats – and I wouldn’t represent rats.” He highlights several past and more recent cases where he feels this scenario occurred. Goodman’s disdain for flipping witnesses to obtain convictions extends back to another well-known...
09.28.2023
No Judgment | S3E3
Oscar Goodman’s long list of clients includes names like Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and Meyer Lansky. The third episode focuses on Oscar Goodman’s relationships in and out of the courtroom with the crime associates. Goodman talks about the depiction of these...
09.21.2023
The Ant | S3E2
Special Attorney Stan Hunterton starts by rolling back time through his description of what Las Vegas was during the mob era of the 70s. This will set the scene for helping the audience understand the mob’s presence in the community...
09.14.2023
The Crime of the Century | S3E1
In the premiere episode, Oscar Goodman sets the stage for what has been described as the crime of the century. Oscar talks about how he landed in the middle of the Jimmy Chagra case in which Chagra allegedly paid Charles...
09.03.2023
Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas returns for the exciting third season
Join host John Katsilometes as he sits down with Oscar Goodman. The former attorney recalls some of his most notorious cases representing some of the biggest names from the mob.
01.18.2023
Bonus: City Cast LV Feed Swap : Did the Mob Dump Those Human Bodies in Lake Mead?
In November, a sixth set of human remains was found in Lake Mead and a Texas woman got confirmation that the 5th body found this year belonged to her father, who drowned in the lake 20 years ago. These discoveries...
09.15.2021
Bonus: Season 2 Epilogue
In this season-ending forum at The Mob Museum, Nigro joins Season 2 host Jeff German and former Gov. Robert List in a discussion about the Aladdin’s troubles under the control of the mob and how the state and the courts...
08.17.2021
Bonus: Stories from the Steer
Jeff German, Review-Journal investigative reporter and host for Season 2, interviews longtime Golden Steer waiter Venko Nikolov about his memories of mob hitman Frank Cullotta and some of the celebrities he served at the iconic Las Vegas steakhouse.
08.02.2021
Aladdin‘s curse | S2E8
Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians, journalists, and Las Vegas Strip icons. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit...
07.26.2021
A judge falls from grace | S2E7
Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians, journalists, and Las Vegas Strip icons. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit...
07.19.2021
Wayne Newton’s ‘nightmare’ | S2E6
Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians, journalists, and Las Vegas Strip icons. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit...
07.12.2021
Threats, Bombs and Stings | S2E5
Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians, journalists, and Las Vegas Strip icons. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit...
07.05.2021
Wayne Newton vs. Johnny Carson | S2E4
Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians, journalists, and Las Vegas Strip icons. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit...
06.30.2021
BONUS: Introducing Mafia
Mafia is an Audioboom Original that delves into the criminal underworld, exploring the lives and careers of America’s most infamous gangsters.
06.28.2021
‘Close the Place Down‘ | S2E3
Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians, journalists, and Las Vegas Strip icons. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit...
06.21.2021
The Genie in the Lamp | S2E1
Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians, journalists, and Las Vegas Strip icons. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit...
06.21.2021
Hoffa: The Strip’s Kingmaker | S2E2
Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians, journalists, and Las Vegas Strip icons. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit...
06.14.2021
Introducing Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas. Season 2
Season 2 of “Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas,” an eight-part, true-crime series, takes you to the late 1970s and early 1980s, an unforgettable era in the battle against organized crime in Las Vegas. Mafia families wielded hidden control...
08.07.2020
BONUS: Mobbed Up (Almost) Live
This week, Mobbed Up host Reed Redmond and Mob Museum VP of Exhibits of Programs Geoff Schumacher hosted 'Mobbed Up Live,' which aired on the Las Vegas Review-Journal website and Facebook page. The livestream included panel discussions with voices from...
08.04.2020
'Mobbed Up Live' airs tonight
Don't miss 'Mobbed Up Live,' streaming tonight, Aug. 4, on the Las Vegas Review-Journal Facebook page. Visit https://www.facebook.com/reviewjournal/ at 7 p.m. to watch the live event, which will feature new stories from many of the voices you've heard throughout the...
07.28.2020
Implosion | S1E11
"I'm probably the only guy standing right now." Decades after it was at the center of a federal racketeering case, the aging Stardust hotel-casino is imploded to make way for a new resort project. Meanwhile, Frank Cullotta has returned to living...
07.23.2020
BONUS: Stories from the Steer
"They didn't care if you were a mobster or a corporate executive or a politician or a federal agent." When Frank Cullotta arrived in Las Vegas in 1978, one of his first stops was The Golden Steer Steakhouse, where he and...
07.21.2020
Family Secrets | S1E10
“He always said if you pull a gun on somebody, you finish it.” Tony Spilotro goes missing in June of 1986, last seen driving away from his brother's home in suburban Illinois. Over two decades later, a racketeering trial in Chicago...
07.14.2020
Dirty Laundry | S1E9
"You never become a rat." Following their arrests for attempted robbery of a home furnishings store in Las Vegas, Frank Cullotta and five other members of the "Hole in the Wall Gang" face steep prison sentences. Loyalty wears thin, and the...
07.07.2020
Strawman | S1E8
"Las Vegas was the last thing on our mind." In the spring of 1978, the FBI’s Organized Crime Squad in Kansas City placed microphones in a restaurant, hoping to pick up information about local mob activity. Instead, they picked up on...
06.30.2020
Hole in the Wall | S1E7
“This was the end of organized crime in Las Vegas.” In 1978, mob-connected thief Frank Cullotta moves from Chicago to Las Vegas to work alongside his childhood friend, reputed Las Vegas mob enforcer Tony Spilotro. When he arrives, Frank says his...
06.23.2020
Cleanface | S1E6
"Now I’m getting this directly from, you know, Cleanface. You follow me?" In 1977, future Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was appointed chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Before long, Reid would find himself battling bribery accusations, working with the FBI...
06.16.2020
The Argent Empire | S1E5
"You don’t buy Mr. Spilotro drinks. He buys you drinks."In 1971, Tony Spilotro moves from Chicago to Las Vegas to look after the mob's interests, alongside a longtime oddsmaker named Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. A few years later, a mob-connected holding...
06.09.2020
Open City | S1E4
“The mob had been, of course, heavily integrated in the casino industry here from day one.” To understand the city of Las Vegas as it existed in the 1970s, we have to back up to Dec. 26, 1946: opening night at...
06.02.2020
Claim to Fame | S1E3
"It supersedes family." Tony Spilotro always dreamed of becoming a ‘made’ man—a full-fledged member of the Chicago Outfit—according to his childhood friend Frank Cullotta. In the spring of 1962, as Cullotta recalls, an unauthorized triple murder on mob turf would give Tony...
05.26.2020
The Family Business | S1E2
"And I said, 'What's your name?' And he says, 'Tony Spilotro.'" As a kid, Frank Cullotta’s first job was stealing. His second job was shining shoes on Grand Avenue in Chicago. One day, another young shoeshine yelled at him from across...
05.26.2020
Our Religion | S1E1
“You never become a rat. That’s against our religion, let’s say.” Thursday, October 11, 1979. Around 4:30 a.m., a woman returns to her home in Las Vegas to find her belongings tossed around, bullet holes marking the walls and a trail...
05.05.2020
Introducing Mobbed Up
'Mobbed Up' chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: ex-mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians and journalists. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit basements to the neon...

What's Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas episodes:

No Place Like Home | S3E8

Truth Challenged | S3E7

From Mob to Mayor | S3E6

The War with the FBI | S3E5

Rats | S3E4

No Judgment | S3E3

The Ant | S3E2

The Crime of the Century | S3E1

Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas returns for the exciting third season

Bonus: City Cast LV Feed Swap : Did the Mob Dump Those Human Bodies in Lake Mead?

Bonus: Season 2 Epilogue

Bonus: Stories from the Steer

Aladdin‘s curse | S2E8

A judge falls from grace | S2E7

Wayne Newton’s ‘nightmare’ | S2E6

Threats, Bombs and Stings | S2E5

Wayne Newton vs. Johnny Carson | S2E4

BONUS: Introducing Mafia

‘Close the Place Down‘ | S2E3

The Genie in the Lamp | S2E1

Hoffa: The Strip’s Kingmaker | S2E2

Introducing Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas. Season 2

BONUS: Mobbed Up (Almost) Live

'Mobbed Up Live' airs tonight

Implosion | S1E11

BONUS: Stories from the Steer

Family Secrets | S1E10

Dirty Laundry | S1E9

Strawman | S1E8

Hole in the Wall | S1E7

Cleanface | S1E6

The Argent Empire | S1E5

Open City | S1E4

Claim to Fame | S1E3

The Family Business | S1E2

Our Religion | S1E1

Introducing Mobbed Up