Random Mafia Research Notes
"Organized Crime." Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library. Ed. Richard
C. Hanes, et al. Vol. 1: Almanac, Volume 1. Detroit: UXL, 2005. 111-130. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
Las Vegas’s first gambling palace, The Flamingo, was opened on Dec. 26, 1946 with mafia money, lead by the imagination and organization of a NYC gangster named Bugsy Siegel
Organized crime left Las Vegas in the 70’s because gangster’s sold their casinos to public corporations for millions since public corporations were made able to own casinos by the Nevada legislature
In 1928 and 1929 national meetings were held in which the crime bosses of all the powerful families gathered and discussed a nationwide crime syndicate and later divided the U.S. into territories
After the repeal of the 18th amendment, the mafia turned to other criminal activities such as gambling, loan sharking, prostitution, drug distribution, and labor racketeering
FBI head, J Edgar Hoover insisted the mafia did not exist in the U.S. which allowed organized crime to grow and prosper
Newark, Tim. "Pact with the Devil? One of the great conspiracy theories of the Second World War is that the Americans struck a deal with Mafia mobsters to conquer Sicily. Tim Newark exposes the truth behind this notorious story of Mafia collaboration." History Today 57.4 (2007): 32+. U.S. History in Context. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
The Herlands report of 1954 was an investigation carried out by the governor of New York to record the exact detail of the contact between US naval intelligence and NY mafia mobsters
Famous mobster, Lucky Luciano talking about contact with Lieutenant Commander Charles Haffenden, “As far as Haffenden was concerned, he didn't know nothin' that was goin' on except that he was sittin' there with his mouth open, prayin' I would say yes and help his whole department...”
It took the mysterious explosion of a luxury ocean liner named Normandie to push the mob of NY and the Naval
C. Hanes, et al. Vol. 1: Almanac, Volume 1. Detroit: UXL, 2005. 111-130. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
Las Vegas’s first gambling palace, The Flamingo, was opened on Dec. 26, 1946 with mafia money, lead by the imagination and organization of a NYC gangster named Bugsy Siegel
Organized crime left Las Vegas in the 70’s because gangster’s sold their casinos to public corporations for millions since public corporations were made able to own casinos by the Nevada legislature
In 1928 and 1929 national meetings were held in which the crime bosses of all the powerful families gathered and discussed a nationwide crime syndicate and later divided the U.S. into territories
After the repeal of the 18th amendment, the mafia turned to other criminal activities such as gambling, loan sharking, prostitution, drug distribution, and labor racketeering
FBI head, J Edgar Hoover insisted the mafia did not exist in the U.S. which allowed organized crime to grow and prosper
Newark, Tim. "Pact with the Devil? One of the great conspiracy theories of the Second World War is that the Americans struck a deal with Mafia mobsters to conquer Sicily. Tim Newark exposes the truth behind this notorious story of Mafia collaboration." History Today 57.4 (2007): 32+. U.S. History in Context. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
The Herlands report of 1954 was an investigation carried out by the governor of New York to record the exact detail of the contact between US naval intelligence and NY mafia mobsters
Famous mobster, Lucky Luciano talking about contact with Lieutenant Commander Charles Haffenden, “As far as Haffenden was concerned, he didn't know nothin' that was goin' on except that he was sittin' there with his mouth open, prayin' I would say yes and help his whole department...”
It took the mysterious explosion of a luxury ocean liner named Normandie to push the mob of NY and the Naval