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The Mob Files
By Brian McCoy
FAQs about The Mob Files:
How many episodes does The Mob Files have?
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
The Mob Files episodes:
August 04, 2022016 - Frank Lucas This week's episode is about Frank Lucas. Lucas ran a massive heroin operation in Harlem in the 1960s and 70s. He imported his product from Southeast Asia to get around the Mafia's stranglehold on the market in New York.
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Sources
- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/obituaries/frank-lucas-dead.html
- https://www.businessinsider.com/how-drug-dealers-used-the-us-military-to-smuggle-heroin-2018-3
- https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/the-return-of-frank-lucas.html
Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay
#American Gangster
#Frank Lucas
#Mafia
...more July 21, 2022015 - Mob Boss Briefings: Joe Colombo This week's episode is a brief overview on the life of Joe Colombo.Follow The Mob Files on:TwitterYouTubeMusic by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay...more July 14, 2022014 - Mob Boss Briefings: Joe Bonanno This week's episode features a very brief overview on the life of Joseph Bonanno, longtime boss of the crime family bearing his name.
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Sources
- https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/nyregion/joe-bonanno-dies-mafia-leader-97-who-built-empire.html
- https://tucson.com/news/retrotucson/photos-mafia-crime-boss-joe-bonanno-sr-in-tucson/collection_3b10ff3b-290b-5a32-98d0-1850f5c0ee6c.html#1
Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay
#Mob
#Mafia
#Five Families
#Bannano
...more July 07, 2022013 - Mob Hits Pt. 2 This week's episode is part two of our Mob Hits Series. The hits covered in this episode are: Albert Anastasia, Danny Greene, and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
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Sources
- https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-fall-of-murder-inc/
- https://gangsterreport.com/cleveland-top-5-mob-hits/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/10/17/al-capone-convicted-on-this-day-in-1931-after-boasting-they-cant-collect-legal-taxes-from-illegal-money/?sh=1a90b4e1435d
- https://www.onthisday.com/articles/al-capone-public-enemy-number-one
- https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2012/The-Chicago-Mobs-Rise-and-Fall/
- https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-fall-of-murder-inc/
Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay
#Mob
#Mafia
#Five Families
#Gambino
#Capone
...more June 30, 2022012 - Las Vegas and the Mob Our subject today is Las Vegas. Specifically, the city’s deep connection to the mafia. We are going to discuss the origins of the mafia’s interest in the city and explore how the mafia is largely responsible for its early success. We will then go on to discuss the later involvement of midwest mob families - the Chicago Outfit, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Cleveland.Follow The Mob Files on:TwitterYouTubethemobfilespod.comSources:https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Residents/History/Timelinehttps://www.kingvegashomes.com/blog-posts/a-brief-look-at-the-las-vegas-mob-historyhttps://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/the-mafias-history-in-las-vegas-from-bugsy-siegel-to-anthony-spilotro-413833/https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/jimmy-hoffas-role-in-developing-las-vegas-2407166/https://themobmuseum.org/blog/kansas-city-connection/https://www.nvbar.org/wp-content/uploads/Pages-14-to-16-from-NGL_Magazine2016-5.pdfhttps://apnews.com/article/65ac178ec75132715d5861a0899df04cGary Jenkins, Gangland Wire Podcast, Tropicana Casino Skimming, June 14, 2016Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay...more June 23, 2022011 - Mob Hits Pt. 1 This week's episode is going to be a little different. Instead of focusing on a particular mobster or mob family, we are going to discuss some famous mafia hits. This will be an ongoing series, so be on the lookout for part 2.
Hits Covered in this Episode
- Paul Castellano
- Charles Binnagio
- Carmine Galante
- Ingancio Antinori
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Sources
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/six-most-famous-mob-murders-all-time-180971714/
- https://gangsterreport.com/the-hit-list-kansas-city/
- https://tampahistorical.org/items/show/93
- https://tampapix.com/tampa1940s7.htm
Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay
#Mob
#Mafia
#MobHits
#Paul Castellano
#Kansas City Mob
#KCMob
...more June 16, 2022010 - The Philadelphia Crime Family On this week's episode, we discuss the Philadelphia Crime Family. Outside of the Five Families, Philadelphia is one of the most powerful families in the history of the American Mafia.
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Sources
- https://philadelphiaweekly.com/the-scarfo-mob/
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-13-mn-28614-story.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/13/us/reputed-mob-leader-is-acquitted-in-philadelphia.html
- https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1987-12-13-0160450065-story.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/little-nicky-scarfo-ruthless-leader-of-philadelphia-mob-dies-at-87/2017/01/17/6a9683c8-dcde-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131213040615/http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/6at4/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8839389
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/fifteen-members-and-associates-philadelphia-mafia-indicted-federal-racketeering-and
#Mafia
#AngelBruno
#PhiladelphiaMob
#NickyScarfo
...more June 09, 2022009 - Lucky Luciano Charles Lucky Luciano is considered by some people to be the father of modern organized crime. He was the founder and original chairman of the mafia commission. He was the most powerful mobster in the United states before being forced to move to Italy as part of a deal with prosecutors.
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Sources
- https://themobmuseum.org/blog/when-lucianos-luck-ran-out/
- https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/thomas-dewey/
- https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_prosecutors_brought_down_lucky_luciano
- https://themobmuseum.org/blog/eighty-five-years-ago-this-week-lucky-luciano-convicted-of-pandering/
- FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, February 1987, Vol 56, No.2, retrieved from: https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/sicilian-mafia-and-its-impact-united-states
Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay
#LuckyLuciano
#Mafia
#Mob
...more June 02, 2022008 - Henry Hill (Lucchese Associate) This week's subject is Lucchese associate turned FBI informant, Henry Hill. Hill was played by Ray Liotta in the classic mob movie, Goodfellas.
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Sources
- https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-henry-hill-20120614-story.html
- https://www.biography.com/news/real-goodfellas-lufthansa-heist-henry-hill
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26928518
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/13/henry-hill
- https://www.orlandosentinel.com/la-me-henry-hill-20120614-story.html
- https://ganglandwire.com/jimmy-burke-aka-jimmy-the-gent/
Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay
#Goodfellas
#HenryHill
#Mob
#Mafia
...more May 26, 2022007 - The Rizzuto Family (Montreal) On this week's episode, I present a brief history of the Rizzuto Crime Family in Montreal. The Rizzutos were so powerful at their peak that they are sometimes referred to as the Sixth Family.
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Sources
- https://gangsterreport.com/the-montreal-mob-war-murder-timeline-rizzuto-crime-family-remains-at-war-into-2019/
- https://aboutthemafia.com/rizzuto-remains-in-control-as-montreal-mafia-war-ends/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/world/americas/vito-rizzuto-reputed-mafia-boss-of-canada-dies-at-67.html
- https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/montreal-mafia-boss-vito-rizzuto-1946-2013
- https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/hit-list-revealed-during-murder-trial-sheds-light-on-mafia-conflict
Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay
#SixthFamily
#VitoRizzuto
#Rizzuto
#MontrealMob
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FAQs about The Mob Files:
How many episodes does The Mob Files have?
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.