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 YouTube Sources 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://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/the-return-of-frank-lucas.html Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay #American Gangster #Frank Lucas #Mafia ..read more

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 ..read more

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 YouTube Sources 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 Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay #Mob #Mafia #Five Families #Bannano ..read more

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 YouTube Sources https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-fall-of-murder-inc/ 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.onthisday.com/articles/al-capone-public-enemy-number-one https://www.chicagom ..read more

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.reviewjour ..read more

This week's episode is going to be a little different. Instead of focusing on a particular mobster or mob family, we are going to discuss some famous mafia hits. This will be an ongoing series, so be on the lookout for part 2.  Hits Covered in this Episode Paul Castellano Charles Binnagio Carmine Galante Ingancio Antinori Follow The Mob Files on: Twitter YouTube Sources https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/six-most-famous-mob-murders-all-time-180971714/ https://gangsterreport.com/the-hit-list-kansas-city/ https://tampahistorical.org/items/show/93 https://tampapix.com/tampa1940s7.htm ..read more

On this week's episode, we discuss the Philadelphia Crime Family. Outside of the Five Families, Philadelphia is one of the most powerful families in the history of the American Mafia. Follow The Mob Files on: Twitter YouTube Sources https://philadelphiaweekly.com/the-scarfo-mob/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-13-mn-28614-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/13/us/reputed-mob-leader-is-acquitted-in-philadelphia.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1987-12-13-0160450065-story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/little-nicky-scarfo-ruthless-leader-of-p ..read more

Charles Lucky Luciano is considered by some people to be the father of modern organized crime. He was the founder and original chairman of the mafia commission. He was the most powerful mobster in the United states before being forced to move to Italy as part of a deal with prosecutors. Find The Mob Files on: Twitter YouTube Sources https://themobmuseum.org/blog/when-lucianos-luck-ran-out/ https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/thomas-dewey/ https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/how_prosecutors_brought_down_lucky_luciano https://themobmuseum.org/blog/eighty-five-years-ago-this-week-luck ..read more

This week's subject is Lucchese associate turned FBI informant, Henry Hill. Hill was played by Ray Liotta in the classic mob movie, Goodfellas. Find The Mob Files at: Twitter YouTube Sources https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-henry-hill-20120614-story.html https://www.biography.com/news/real-goodfellas-lufthansa-heist-henry-hill https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26928518 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/13/henry-hill https://www.orlandosentinel.com/la-me-henry-hill-20120614-story.html https://ganglandwire.com/jimmy-burke-aka-jimmy-the-gent/ Music by Ahmadmusic from Pixabay ..read more

On this week's episode, I present a brief history of the Rizzuto Crime Family in Montreal. The Rizzutos were so powerful at their peak that they are sometimes referred to as the Sixth Family.  Follow the Mob Files on: Twitter YouTube Sources https://gangsterreport.com/the-montreal-mob-war-murder-timeline-rizzuto-crime-family-remains-at-war-into-2019/ https://aboutthemafia.com/rizzuto-remains-in-control-as-montreal-mafia-war-ends/ https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/world/americas/vito-rizzuto-reputed-mafia-boss-of-canada-dies-at-67.html https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/montreal-maf ..read more