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  • JOE VALACHI REVEALS THE SECRETS OF COSA NOSTRA PART 1°

    JOE VALACHI REVEALS THE SECRETS OF COSA NOSTRA PART 1°
    Feb 16 2025
    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 for the Department of Justice led by Robert Kennedy. In October 1963 his deposition on live TV was seen by tens of millions of American television viewers. It was a media event that we can define as historic for the activity of the federal government in the fight against organized crime. For the first time, during television broadcasts the American public heard a mafioso talk about commissions and godfathers.

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    16 min
  • The McClellan Report

    The McClellan Report
    Feb 16 2025
    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 constituted an important turning point in the US government's fight against organized crime. The first hearing was held on September 27, 1963, at the United States Senate, around 10:00 am. The commission was desired by Robert Kennedy. He initially served as consultant to the McClellan Commission, and then as Attorney General. Robert Kennedy, John's younger brother, considered the Mafia an organization that contaminated all the economic and political nodes of the United States.

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    8 min
  • Carlos Marcello Part - 2°

    Carlos Marcello Part - 2°
    Jan 27 2025
    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 the undisputed boss of the New Orleans mob.

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    11 min
  • Carlos Marcello part 1°

    Carlos Marcello part 1°
    Jan 27 2025
    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 the undisputed boss of the New Orleans mob.

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    9 min
  • The Trafficante Family in Florida - part 2°

    The Trafficante Family in Florida - part 2°
    Dec 11 2024
    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 influence at the highest levels of the government, so much so that Trafficante was never more than a junior partner on the island.

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    6 min
  • The Trafficante Family in Florida - part 1°

    The Trafficante Family in Florida - part 1°
    Dec 8 2024
    6 min
  • John La Rocca

    John La Rocca
    Nov 24 2024
    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 place was taken by Sebastian LaRocca known as "John" LaRocca. It is said that there were family relations between Franck Amato and La Rocca.

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    5 min
  • The Pittsburgh Criminal Family

    The Pittsburgh Criminal Family
    Nov 24 2024
    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 the north and south sides, while Neapolitan Camorra clans controlled the east end.

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    10 min