Kingpins Daily: John Gotti
Today, we’re going back to the formative years of New York’s most ruthless crime boss, John Gotti. Growing up poor in blue-collar Brooklyn, Gotti quickly learned the only currency he had was fear. Lea...
12 Touko 20207min
Kingpins Daily: John Stanfa
Today’s quote is from Giovanni “John” Stanfa, the Sicilian-born mobster who served as the boss of the Philadelphia crime family during the early ‘90s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
11 Touko 20207min
Kingpins Daily: Frank Sinatra
Today’s quote is from none other than the beloved crooner Frank Sinatra. Throughout his life, Sinatra remained friends with many prominent gangsters. He is also suspected of using his mafia connection...
10 Touko 20208min
Kingpins Daily: Willie Moretti
Today’s quote is from gangster Guarino “Willie” Moretti. Though he was known as Frank Costello’s “muscle” he had a sharp sense of humor. And when he testified in the Senate’s Kefauver Hearings in 1950...
9 Touko 20206min
“Before the Medellín Cartel” Pt. 1: Jung & Rivas
In the late 1970s, George Jung and Carlos Lehder Rivas would team up to become one of the most infamous trafficking duos in the history of American cocaine. Before they could become professionals thou...
8 Touko 202043min
Kingpins Daily: Willie Sutton
Today’s quote is from bank robber Willie Sutton, known for his gentlemanly manner and for escaping jail multiple times. His crimes eventually earned him a spot on the FBI’s most wanted list. Learn mor...
7 Touko 20206min
Kingpins Daily: Otto Berman
Today, we return to a saying you’ve likely heard once or twice before. What you might not know is who coined it: New York math whiz turned mafia accountant, Otto “Abbadabba” Berman. Learn more about ...
6 Touko 20205min
Kingpins Daily: Stephanie St. Clair
Today’s quote is from 1920s and 30s underworld boss, Stephanie St. Clair. During that time, she was engaged in a fierce rivalry with Arthur Simon Flegenheimer, more commonly known as mobster Dutch Sch...
5 Touko 20206min
