016 - Frank Lucas

016 - Frank Lucas

This week's episode is about Frank Lucas. Lucas ran a massive heroin operation in Harlem in the 1960s and 70s. He imported his product from Southeast Asia to get around the Mafia's stranglehold on the market in New York.  Follow The Mob Files on: Twitter [https://twitter.com/themobfilespod] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtRH2eEogDSGeE6061u26aw] Sources * https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/obituaries/frank-lucas-dead.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/obituaries/frank-lucas-dead.html] * https://www.businessinsider.com/how-drug-dealers-used-the-us-military-to-smuggle-heroin-2018-3 [https://www.businessinsider.com/how-drug-dealers-used-the-us-military-to-smuggle-heroin-2018-3] * https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/the-return-of-frank-lucas.html [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/the-return-of-frank-lucas.html] Music by Ahmadmusic [https://pixabay.com/users/ahmadmusic-24575281/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=11996] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=11996] #American Gangster #Frank Lucas #Mafia

015 - Mob Boss Briefings: Joe Colombo

This week's episode is a brief overview on the life of Joe Colombo. Follow The Mob Files on: Twitter YouTube Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay

014 - Mob Boss Briefings: Joe Bonanno

This week's episode features a very brief overview on the life of Joseph Bonanno, longtime boss of the crime family bearing his name.  Follow The Mob Files on: Twitter [https://twitter.com/themobfilespod] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtRH2eEogDSGeE6061u26aw] Sources * https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/nyregion/joe-bonanno-dies-mafia-leader-97-who-built-empire.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/nyregion/joe-bonanno-dies-mafia-leader-97-who-built-empire.html] * https://tucson.com/news/retrotucson/photos-mafia-crime-boss-joe-bonanno-sr-in-tucson/collection_3b10ff3b-290b-5a32-98d0-1850f5c0ee6c.html#1 [https://tucson.com/news/retrotucson/photos-mafia-crime-boss-joe-bonanno-sr-in-tucson/collection_3b10ff3b-290b-5a32-98d0-1850f5c0ee6c.html#1] Music by Ahmadmusic [https://pixabay.com/users/ahmadmusic-24575281/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=11996] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=11996] #Mob #Mafia #Five Families #Bannano

013 - Mob Hits Pt. 2

This week's episode is part two of our Mob Hits Series. The hits covered in this episode are: Albert Anastasia, Danny Greene, and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.  Follow The Mob Files on:  Twitter [https://twitter.com/themobfilespod] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtRH2eEogDSGeE6061u26aw] Sources * https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-fall-of-murder-inc/ [https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-fall-of-murder-inc/] * https://gangsterreport.com/cleveland-top-5-mob-hits/ [https://gangsterreport.com/cleveland-top-5-mob-hits/] * https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/10/17/al-capone-convicted-on-this-day-in-1931-after-boasting-they-cant-collect-legal-taxes-from-illegal-money/?sh=1a90b4e1435d [https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/10/17/al-capone-convicted-on-this-day-in-1931-after-boasting-they-cant-collect-legal-taxes-from-illegal-money/?sh=1a90b4e1435d] * https://www.onthisday.com/articles/al-capone-public-enemy-number-one [https://www.onthisday.com/articles/al-capone-public-enemy-number-one] * https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2012/The-Chicago-Mobs-Rise-and-Fall/ [https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2012/The-Chicago-Mobs-Rise-and-Fall/] * https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-fall-of-murder-inc/ [https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-fall-of-murder-inc/] Music by Ahmadmusic [https://pixabay.com/users/ahmadmusic-24575281/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=11996] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=11996] #Mob #Mafia #Five Families #Gambino #Capone

012 - Las Vegas and the Mob

Our subject today is Las Vegas. Specifically, the city’s deep connection to the mafia. We are going to discuss the origins of the mafia’s interest in the city and explore how the mafia is largely responsible for its early success. We will then go on to discuss the later involvement of midwest mob families - the Chicago Outfit, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Cleveland. Follow The Mob Files on: Twitter YouTube themobfilespod.com Sources: https://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/Residents/History/Timeline https://www.kingvegashomes.com/blog-posts/a-brief-look-at-the-las-vegas-mob-history https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/the-mafias-history-in-las-vegas-from-bugsy-siegel-to-anthony-spilotro-413833/ https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/jimmy-hoffas-role-in-developing-las-vegas-2407166/ https://themobmuseum.org/blog/kansas-city-connection/ https://www.nvbar.org/wp-content/uploads/Pages-14-to-16-from-NGL_Magazine2016-5.pdf https://apnews.com/article/65ac178ec75132715d5861a0899df04c Gary Jenkins, Gangland Wire Podcast, Tropicana Casino Skimming, June 14, 2016 Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay