THE MAFIA AND DRUG TRAFFICKING PART 1°

THE MAFIA AND DRUG TRAFFICKING PART 1°

Before the rise of the Cosa Nostra, illegal drug trafficking in New York was mainly controlled by Jewish criminal organizations. Arnold Rothstein emerged as the leading Jewish crime boss in New York in the 1920s. Historical sources describe him as the head of drug trafficking in New York at that time, before he was murdered in 1928, but they also point out that he was a powerful gangster involved in various other criminal activities, including gambling and smuggling. His death created a power vacuum in the New York criminal world, which allowed the Cosa Nostra to gradually establish itself in the drug trade

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.

Dello stesso autore leggi POLVERE DI STELLE

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(104)

JOE VALACHI REVEALS THE SECRETS OF COSA NOSTRA PART 1°

JOE VALACHI REVEALS THE SECRETS OF COSA NOSTRA PART 1°

Joe Valachi was the first “pentito” in the history of the Italian-American mafia, he was the first to reveal the name of Cosa Nostra to the world. His collaboration can be considered a turning point f...

16 Helmi 202515min

The McClellan Report

The McClellan Report

Between 1963 and 1965, chaired by Democratic Senator John McClellan, the Senate Federal Government of the United States of America established the Senatorial Subcommittee, whose investigations constit...

16 Helmi 20257min

Carlos Marcello Part  2

Carlos Marcello Part 2

Carlos Marcello is much less well known to the public than infamous gangsters like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, or John Gotti. Yet he wielded far more power than anyone else, and for far longer. He was t...

27 Tammi 202510min

Carlos Marcello part 1°

Carlos Marcello part 1°

Carlos Marcello is much less well known to the public than infamous gangsters like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, or John Gotti. Yet he wielded far more power than anyone else, and for far longer. He was t...

27 Tammi 20259min

The Trafficante Family in Florida - part 2°

The Trafficante Family in Florida - part 2°

Trafficante always wanted to make it big in the Cuban casinos and in 1946 sent his son, Santo Jr., to Havana to run the Mafia casinos. However, even in Cuba, Lansky was the ringleader, maintaining inf...

11 Joulu 20246min

The Trafficante Family in Florida - part 1°

The Trafficante Family in Florida - part 1°

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support.Dello stesso autore leggi POLVERE DI STELLE

8 Joulu 20246min

John La Rocca

John La Rocca

In the Pittsburgh Mafia family, until 1956, the leader of the Mafia family was Frank Amato. He ran it until he was struck by a kidney disease and was forced to resign and become the underboss. His pla...

24 Marras 20245min

The Pittsburgh Criminal Family

The Pittsburgh Criminal Family

In the city of Pittsburgh, Italian criminals were divided into two factions: the "Sicilians" and the "Neapolitans". The territory within the city was also divided as Sicilian Mafia clans controlled th...

24 Marras 20249min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

olipa-kerran-otsikko
sita
kaksi-aitia
i-dont-like-mondays
hupiklubi
ihme-ja-kumma
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
uutiscast
poks
antin-palautepalvelu
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
kolme-kaannekohtaa
mamma-mia
rss-murhan-anatomia
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
meidan-pitais-puhua
aikalisa
lahko
kummitusjuttuja