The Sit Down: A Crime History Podcast30 Okt 2024

Episode 182: Michael Meldish

Michael Meldish was a longtime associate of the Mafia connected to the Lucchese and Bonanno Crime Family. Meldish was originally from East Harlem and came up in the vicious "Purple Gang," Meldish would spend over a decade in prison and came out to a new world. In 2013, he faced a brutal end. We welcome famed author Scott Deitche to talk about Meldish.

Check out Scott at www.tampamafia.com

Jeff Nadu is an American Mafia researcher, podcaster and content creator. He has worked at Barstool Sports and was hired personally by Dave Portnoy. His podcast "The Sitdown" with Jeff Nadu has put out hundreds of biographies on various mobsters, gangsters and criminals. He's also personally interviewed mobsters like Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Dom Cicale, Anthony Ruggiano Jr, Gene Borrello and others as well as US Prosecutor John Gleeson and FBI Agent Joaquin "Jack" Garcia. He has been personally endorsed by former Gambino mob captain Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo and esteemed author RJ Roger.

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