New Scorsese movie to spotlight Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance
Every summer, speculation heats up regarding one of the nation’s great Mob mysteries: What happened to Jimmy Hoffa? After serving…
Year: 2018
While progress is evident, global wildlife trafficking remains a major criminal racket
The worldwide illegal trade in living and dead wildlife has expanded in recent years to rank among the four largest…
Temperance vs. individual liberty
In 1826, a century before Prohibition, Presbyterian minister Lyman Beecher wrote, “No sin has fewer apologies than intemperance.” Beecher founded…
The Stardust Hotel, longtime cash cow for the Mob, debuted 60 years ago on the Las Vegas Strip
One of the Las Vegas Strip’s most iconic casino resorts opened 60 years ago today. The Stardust was renowned for…
The life and death of Joe Colombo
Three rounds from an assassin’s gun all but silenced Joseph Colombo, one of the Mafia’s most publicly vocal bosses. Although…
Joe Friday tackled the Los Angeles crime syndicate
William H. Parker, a hardnosed police chief in midcentury Los Angeles, did not want organized crime in his city. In…
ROBERT F. KENNEDY’S CRUSADE AGAINST THE MOB: PART 3
LAST OF THREE PARTS In the days following his brother Jack’s election to the presidency in November 1960, Robert F….
Robert F. Kennedy’s crusade against the Mob: Part 2
Second of three parts The Senate Rackets Committee made national news as soon as it started its work in early…
Robert F. Kennedy’s crusade against the Mob: Part 1
First of Three Parts In a lengthy memo to his brother President John F. Kennedy, dated January 10, 1963, meant…
The Gangsters at the Heart of Russia’s Story
Russian gangsters are often fascinated by the Cosa Nostra, and one once asked me, can one write the history of…