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Mafia resurgence prompts Selwyn Raab to update his Five Families book

November 25, 2016 by Kam Miles 89 Comments

  Mafia expert and author Selwyn Raab published his book Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires back in 2005. At that time Raab called the mafia “a crushed colossus” and it was clear that decades of RICO indictments had Cosa Nostra on its heels. Raab spent four decades … [Read more…]

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New York Mafia resurgence to continue with shift in Port Authority policy

February 9, 2015 by Kam Miles 6 Comments

  New York mafia families once maintained a stranglehold on local airports and now a resurgence is feared after a change in policy. The Port Authority has decided to stop running criminal background checks on new businesses and their principals applying to operate at local airports. Many now fear this will be an open invitation … [Read more…]

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New AMC Docudrama ‘Making of the Mob: New York’ details rise of the American Mafia

January 13, 2015 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  The mafia is once again the focus of a new AMC docudrama called ‘Making of the Mob: New York‘ being made by Stephen David’s production company which produced the hit History channel show The Men Who Built America. The new eight part series will detail the history of the original five families of New … [Read more…]

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Former Colombo Family street boss Cacace claims crime family is too weak to tamper with jury

August 4, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Joel “Joe Waverly” Cacace the former street boss of the Colombo Crime Family is going to trial on charges that he conspired to kill NYPD officer Ralph Dols back in 1987. Cacace is currently in prison on a previous murder conviction until 2020 but faces a lengthy extension if convicted in the Dols case … [Read more…]

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