Russian Criminal Breaks Down The Israeli Prison System

On this explosive episode of 10 Toes Podcast, we sit down with Mike Mazursky — a former professional armed robber who carried out multiple bank robberies, jewelry heists, and cash exchange jobs in Israel before serving over four years in an Israeli prison. From escaping Soviet Russia to planning his first bank robbery in New York, Mike reveals how he strategically chose Israel based on its prison system, citizenship laws, and criminal landscape. This is a raw, unfiltered deep dive into organized crime, international heists, Israeli prison politics, and the secret Russian “Thieves’ Code” criminal subculture.

🚨 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:

How Mike escaped Soviet Russia and grew up in Brooklyn dreaming of robbing a bank

Planning and executing his first successful bank robbery in New York

Why he researched global prison systems before choosing Israel for his criminal career

The inside story behind five major heists: bank robbery, jewelry store job, and cash exchange operation

What really happens inside the Israeli prison system

The truth about the secretive Russian criminal hierarchy known as the “Thieves’ Code”

How Russian, Jewish, and Arab prison factions control power behind bars

The psychological mindset of a professional thief

Why guilt eventually caught up to him

His path toward redemption after years in organized crime

This isn’t Hollywood — this is real international organized crime told by someone who lived it. Mike Mazursky’s story exposes the strategy, risk, and hierarchy behind professional bank robbery, Israeli organized crime networks, and the underground Russian criminal code that operates inside prison walls. If you’re interested in true crime stories, international heists, prison politics, criminal psychology, and life after crime, this episode delivers one of the most detailed insider accounts you’ll ever hear.

👇 Watch until the end to hear how it all changed — and what redemption really looks like after a life of crime.

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