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Hank Greenspun, iconoclastic Las Vegas newsman who played both sides of the Mob, died 30 years ago

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Hank Greenspun, iconoclastic Las Vegas newsman who played both sides of the Mob, died 30 years ago

Posted on July 27, 2019August 16, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

In the spring of 1952, Hank Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, embarked on one of his many…


Las Vegas Mob stories attract Hollywood interest

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

Of the many Mob movies and television shows now in the works, several are focused on underworld figures who had…


‘Mob Cops’ saga still reverberates 10 years after their life sentences

Posted on March 26, 2019April 5, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

A former New York garment dealer, Burton Kaplan, sat down with DEA agents in 2004 to tell them an incredible…


Gus Greenbaum, Las Vegas casino operator for the Mob, and his wife were murdered 60 years ago this week

Posted on December 7, 2018December 8, 2018 by Jackie Apoyan

After nightfall on December 2, 1958, Bess Greenbaum, wife of Las Vegas casino boss Gus Greenbaum, drove from their Phoenix…


After 50 years on the Las Vegas Strip, Circus Circus still going strong

Posted on October 11, 2018October 17, 2018 by Jackie Apoyan

Fifty years ago this month, Circus Circus opened its doors at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. It’s…


The first mobster in Las Vegas: Part 3

Posted on August 28, 2018May 3, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

Last of three parts On June 20, 1929, Jim Ferguson, the king of the Las Vegas bootleggers, took the stand…


The first mobster in Las Vegas: Part 2

Posted on August 28, 2018August 29, 2018 by Jackie Apoyan

Second of three parts The year 1928 initially looked good from Jim Ferguson’s standpoint. The “King of the Tenderloin” in…


The Stardust Hotel, longtime cash cow for the Mob, debuted 60 years ago on the Las Vegas Strip

Posted on July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 by Jackie Apoyan

One of the Las Vegas Strip’s most iconic casino resorts opened 60 years ago today. The Stardust was renowned for…


Joe Friday tackled the Los Angeles crime syndicate

Posted on June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 by Jackie Apoyan

William H. Parker, a hardnosed police chief in midcentury Los Angeles, did not want organized crime in his city. In…


Forty years ago, Jimmy “The Weasel” Fratianno turned on his Mob family

Posted on December 8, 2017June 29, 2018 by Brenda Hengel

Some mobsters left their legacy by the gun, some by the knife, but Jimmy “the Weasel” Fratianno is best known…


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