BG Spotlight
The Jewish Mob
For many decades, the Jewish Mob worked hand-in-hand with the American Mafia, not only in New York City but throughout the nation as well.
The Mafia and Pornography
Is the mafia in the porn industry? Back in the day and maybe even today, the adult entertainment industry was a highly lucrative mob racket!
Denis Dillon – The Racket Buster Who “Spoke in Tongues”
Denis Dillon was a long-time Nassau County D.A. and prosecutor who went after the mob and later once claimed he could "speak in tongues."
Binghamton Gambling Kingpin Tony Romeo
Antonio (Tony Romeo) became widely known to law enforcement and the media as Binghamton’s “gambling czar,” but he was much more than that.
The Truck Hijacking Racket
Heisting cargo became a multimillion-dollar business for the mob. A racket so lucrative that all mob families dabbled in for decades.
Irving (Blackie) Horowitz – Brooklyn’s Unknown Labor Racketeer
Blackie Horowitz was a powerhouse labor racketeer in Brooklyn who had strong ties in both the upperworld and the underworld.
The Vario Regime of Canarsie-Brooklyn, NY
Paul Vario’s crew was huge. Soldiers and associates alike, arguably constituted one of the largest regimes of any Family in Brooklyn, or the city for the matter!
Carmine Persico – “A Dyed In The Wool Hoodlum”
Carmine (Junior) Persico was the boss of the Colombo Crime Family who became one of the most powerful gangsters of all time.
Joseph Brancato – “The Quiet Capo”
Joseph (Little Joey) Brancato was reputed to have been a veteran soldier and “acting captain” for the John (Sonny) Franzese regime.
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