THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MAFIA

If there was ever a mobster who looked like a politician it is surely Frank Costello. It is no coincidence that he was nicknamed the minister of the underworld. We can, without a doubt, state that Costello must be classified in a class apart among the many mobsters who gave birth to American organized crime. The peculiarity of Frank Costello is that his criminal power was not linked exclusively to...

Michael Coppola aka "Trigger Mike" Trigger Mike was a prominent criminal of the New York Mafia, with a reputation as a sadistic and violent killer. Upon Joe Masseria's death in April 1931, he received control of many rackets in the Bronx and East Harlem. He took charge of the lucrative lottery racket that illegally invoiced about 1,000,000 dollars a year, and monopolized the fruit and vegetable ma...

His majesty the executioner was just one of his nick names. Who was one of the most ruthless and feared members of cosa nostra? listen all about it in Albert Anastasia , a podcast from the series The History of the American Mafia Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

During the commission wanted by Lucky Luciano, VINCENT MANGANO was the representative of one of the five mafia families of New York, and he was from 1931 until 1951, as well as one of the co-founders of the Commission. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

Nicola Gentile maintained the relationships and contacts between the various American mafia families, traveling from one end of America to the other. He built a reputation for mediating disagreements between rival Mafia families, regularly traveling interstate as a peacemaker. For this reason he earned respect and credibility by contributing to the creation of strategic alliances. Become a support...

Who were the big seven group? And who do gansters of the period have to thank for being saved by this genious organization. Listen to “The big 7” , a new episode from the popular series “The History of the American Mafia” by Fabio Fabiano and Grace Carlisi on spotify, spreaker, itunes and everywhere else. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-ameri...

Among the most important collaborators of Lucky Luciano, the Italian-American Joe Adonis must undoubtedly be mentioned. Giuseppe Antonio Doto this is his real name, then Americanized, during the 1920s, in Joe Adonis, referring to the "beautiful" par excellence of Greek mythology, or Adonis Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--47229...

Guarino Moretti, known as Willie, was born on February 24, 1894 in Bari, Puglia, Italy, and projected to the US state of New Jersey with his family. Moretti, having arrived in America, immediately began his criminal activity, so much so that in 1913 he was convicted of robbery. In the mid-1920s it became part of the Masseria family. During the war Castellammarese distinguished himself as a ruthles...

When did the mafia criminal organization start calling themselves “cosa nostra” ? and who were the new leaders post prohibition ? listen to the new episode of The History of the American mafia to find out. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

The criminal organizations were doing so well that a joint stock company was founded to "keep business in order" so to speak. Hence the birth of murder inc. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

The infamous massacre still remembered today that took place on St. Valentine's day considered one the most heinous crime acts of all times in Chicago. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

Who was Al CAPONE? Listen to the true story about his life and how he became one of the most feared and respected names of the American Mafia, still talked about today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

The Chicago Mafia, known as The Outfit, is the only independent mafia organization, not controlled by the Cosa Nostra "Five Families" of New York. The Outfit's influence extends from Chicago to the Midwestern United States to Las Vegas and parts of Florida. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore...

In May 1929 in a well-known location on the Atlantic coast, namely Atlantic City, there was a meeting of the members of the Big Seven Group and the most important gangsters of the United States. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

Lucky Luciano thrives over Maranzano's death which leads to the beginning of "cosa nostra". Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

Maranzano devises a plan to eliminate Lucky Luciano and Genovese, but things take a nasty turn. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

The true story about The History of The American Mafia continues. In this episode we see how Maranzano takes over , proclaiming himself Boss of Bosses and a “renovation” of the mafia in America. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

In 1927, he landed in America, at the age of 43, one of the most important protagonists in the history of the American mafia. He was a completely different criminal from previous or later Italian American gangsters. The underworld portrayed him as a true leader. Salvatore Maranzano was a cultured and ambitious character. We must consider him the last of the second wave bosses. At first glance, he...

Originally, the Bonanno mafia family was led by VITO BONVENTRE and COLA Schirò '. We have already dealt with the first talking about the case of the Good Killers, the Castellammaresi fighting against their rivals from the Buccellato family. BONVENTRE was born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, in 1875, second cousin of Joseph Bonanno arrived in the USA in 1906. He became a successful smuggler in...

In 1910, after the arrest of the head of the bosses Giuseppe Morello and his brother-in-law Ignazio Lupo known as the wolf, for the crime of counterfeiting and the subsequent conviction, a power vacuum was created at the top of the first Mafia family in New York. To fill it the mafia families elected D'Aquila, Salvatore meant Totò or Zio Totò who at that point was considered as the boss of the Ame...

After the death of Mineo Lucky Luciano had become one of the most important collaborators of Masseria. The first misunderstandings began between the two. Masseria did not trust anyone except Sicilians to make criminal deals. Luciano, on the other hand, did not have these limits. Among his best allies were two Jews like the two criminals Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel. Luciano could not stand Masser...

The Castellammarese War is an important stage in the history of the American mafia, since it coincides with the birth of a new form of organized crime that will be known as the "Cosa Nostra". The new organization will be American and no longer just Sicilian, but also Campania, Calabrian, Irish and Jewish. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-ameri...

Who are the protagonists of the Castellammarese clan, and what led them to the war that characterized significantly the American Mafia. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-the-american-mafia--4722947/support . Dello stesso autore leggi  POLVERE DI STELLE

The Good Killers. Who were the Good Killers ? how did they operate? And who were their victims? Two podcasts, part 1 and part 2 from the series “The history of the American Mafia” written and adapted to podcast by Fabio Fabiano , translated and read by Grace Carlisi, that shed light on the mystery of the criminal group that operated inside the mafia. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www...

In the history of the American mafia the sinister fame of the criminal group called the “Good killers” is still indelible. The gang was composed in the 20s of the last century by mafia immigrants from the Bonventre and Magaddino families of Castellammare del Golfo, in Sicily, and their allies, namely Stefano Magaddino, his brother-in-law Bartolo Di Gregorio, Vito Bonventre, Giuseppe Lombardi, Mari...