Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins brings you the best in mob history with his unique perception of the mafia. In this episode, Gary and Mob lawyer expert Tony Taouk continue exploring the world of mob lawyers and focus on Sidney Korshak, a mob lawyer and fixer for the Chicago Outfit. Korshak’s success was built on his connections, using them to negotiate criminal charges and bribe officials. He extended his influence to labor unions, Hollywood, and Las Vegas. Despite investigations, he remained anonymous and evaded severe consequences. We also touch on the role of Jewish gangsters in Las Vegas development. Lastly, we provide resources for veterans with PTSD and individuals struggling with substance abuse.

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Traqnscript

[0:00] Welcome, all you wiretappers out there back here in the studio of Gangland Wire.

As you can see, if you’re on YouTube, it’s a nice cold day in Kansas City here, and we are going all the way back down to Sydney, Australia.

You know our friend Tony Tok, who is, shall we say, a contributor and the mob lawyer aficionado and expert that we go to. We want to know about mob lawyers.

I notice not many other people deal with mob lawyers out there, And we’ve dealt with, I don’t know, God, Bruce Cutler and Oscar Goodman and a bunch of them.

So I know if you haven’t, if you’re interested in mob lawyers and you haven’t listened to those or watched them on YouTube, go back and find those that we have on mob lawyers because they’re a great show.

Tony, welcome. Thank you for having me.

It’s great to have you back. As we can tell by your accent, you’re down under and it’s winter here, but it’s getting summer down there. Is that correct?

[0:55] That’s right. Right. It would be equivalent to, say, San Diego.

Okay. Interesting. Well, it’s nice weather in San Diego. I know that.

Year-round, it’s nice weather in San Diego.

Sidney Korshak: A Shadow Among Shadows

[1:07] So we’re going to talk about Sidney Korshak, and I’ve looked up stuff on him.

I even had a book about him for a while. I borrowed from a friend of mine that was so dense, and I finally just gave it back to him.

But I did a bunch of research for this show, and I know you’ve really done a lot of research,