Episode 161: Teamsters Union Steward Joe Lanfranchi

In this episode I delve into Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo who ultimately became the boss of the DeCavalcante Crime Family in New Jersey. Vinny began his life working in a fish market to gain the eye ...

24 Mai 202359min

At one point in 1963, the FBI would claim that 22 Mafia families dominated crime in America. Today it is much different. Yes, the Mafia is still around but it's much smaller, not as powerful and more ...

17 Mai 20231h 30min

Pablo Escobar is a name that lives in infamy. He is and was the most transcendent drug trafficker ever and made billions of dollars selling cocaine. He ultimately became drunk with power and started a...

10 Mai 20231h 4min

In the mid 80's, ethnic Albanian, Alex Rudaj emigrated to America. He would settle in New York City and began hanging around associates of crime families who were beginning to be annoyed with the Mafi...

3 Mai 202342min

This week I delve into the life of John Alite who was a Gambino Crime Family associate. He is a polarizing figure and has popped up all over the place discussing his life of crime in Queens NY and his...

26 Apr 20231h 5min

This week I am joined by journalist Scott Burnstein. Joseph "Chickie" Ciancaglini was a capo in the Philly Mafia. He had three sons and after going to prison in the 80's, the sons were embroiled in a ...

19 Apr 20231h 7min

In this episode of the Sit Down, I speak to Pulitzer Prize finalist, author Pete Earley as we delve into the life of Thomas "Terrible Tom" Silverstein. Silverstein was the longest inmate in solitary c...

12 Apr 20231h 37min

In this episode I delved into the life of Joe Vito Mastronardo. Joe was a gambling legend and prominent bookmaker in the Philly area. He did things the right way and crossed his T's and dotted his I's...

5 Apr 202340min