New York’s ‘Mafia Cops’ faked arrests, leaked information to aid Mob killings
In March 2005, two retired New York City detectives were arrested without much fanfare outside of Piero’s, a restaurant near the Las Vegas Strip. There was no shootout or dramatic chase, just federal agents closing in on a story that had circulated in law enforcement circles for years. The men in custody were Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa. Once-decorated members of the NYPD, they were charged with acting as paid killers for the Mafia. A federal jury convicted them 20 years ago this month. By the spring of 2006, as they stood in a New York courtroom awaiting sentencing, the rumor that two NYPD ...
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Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana killed 50 years ago
Late in the evening of June 19, 1975, Sam “Momo” Giancana was cooking in his basement apartment, presumably for a…
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Lefty Rosenthal’s alleged sports-fixing past recalled in national sports story
In the 1970s, Mickey Bruce, a former University of Oregon football player, was called to Nevada to testify against Mob…
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Las Vegas casino pioneer a footnote in Southern California slaying
A high-profile murder in 1950s Southern California at the former home of a Las Vegas casino operator led to the…
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Casino boom added four new properties to Las Vegas 70 years ago
Seventy years ago, in April and May of 1955, Las Vegas welcomed four new hotel-casinos in a six-week period. This…
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New Mob movies point to continued demand
While some question whether Mob movies have run their course, a recent slate of gangster films indicates public interest remains…
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Mobbed-up power broker Charles Binaggio gunned down in Kansas City 75 years ago
Mobbed-up power broker Charles Binaggio gunned down in Kansas City 75 years ago
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Alison Martino recalls her father’s Las Vegas
When singer Al Martino was a showroom headliner performing on the Las Vegas Strip years ago, the mobsters who ran…
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