THE MAFIA AND DRUG TRAFFICKING PART 2°
The decision by major bosses such as Luciano, Adonis (Milan) and Coppola (Rome) to establish their homes far from Sicily, in large cities such as Naples, Milan and Rome, was based on specific strategi...
12 Dec 202510min
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 i...
9 Nov 20258min
SAM TEETS BATTAGLIA
Salvatore Joseph Battaglia, known as “Sam,” was born on November 5, 1908, in Chicago and was a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit mafia organization. Sam Battaglia began his criminal career at ...
20 Okt 202510min
TONI ACCARDO
Tony Accardo, nicknamed "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna," is considered one of the longest-serving and most successful mob bosses in American history. His intelligence, prudence, and ruthlessness allowed ...
5 Okt 202511min
Frank Nitti
His official name in the United States was Frank Ralph Nitto, but after his birth in Italy on 27 January 1886, he was registered at the registry office in Angri, in the province of Salerno, as Frances...
29 Juni 202510min
PAUL RICCA PART 2
In the early 1940s, Nitti convinced Ricca and the rest of the Outfit's management to extort money from film studios in Los Angeles, California . Chicago gangster John "Handsome Johnny" Roselli control...
28 Maj 20255min
PAUL RICCA PART 1
Paul Ricca whose real name was Felice De Lucia, of Italian descent, was born on November 14, 1897 in Naples , Campania, to Antonio and Maria Annunziata De Lucia. He was considered an Italian-America...
29 Apr 20257min
JOE VALACHI REVEALS THE SECRETS OF COSA NOSTRA PART 2°
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...
19 Feb 20259min
