Gangland Wire Crime Stories Archives

Joe Profaci, Vincent Mangano and the Cleveland Mafia Summit

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Retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins sits down with author Don Billy to uncover one of the lesser-known but potentially important gatherings in American Mafia history—the 1928 Cleveland Mafia Summit. On December 5, 1928, during the height of Prohibition, mob figures from around the country gathered at Cleveland’s Hotel Statler. A Cleveland

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Stripping for the Mob: The Mafia and Las Vegas Strip Clubs

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Gary Jenkins sits down with author Scott Weller to discuss his book Stripping for the Mob and the dark history of organized crime’s involvement in the Las Vegas strip-club business. As federal investigations and increased regulation began squeezing the Mafia out of traditional casino operations, adult entertainment offered something mobsters understood well: a cash-heavy business

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Prosecutor Gregg Owen on Bob Cooley, Harry Aleman, and Chicago Mob Justice

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In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit Detective Gary Jenkins welcomes former Cook County prosecutor Greg Owen, author of Convergence, for an insider’s look at one of the most corrupt periods in Chicago’s criminal justice history. Times when gangsters like Harry Aleman or Tony Spilotro evaded justice and even beat

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Stefano Magaddino and the Mafia’s Deadly Revenge

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Gary Jenkins, a retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective, sits down with author David Kinney to uncover a little-known chapter of Mafia history: a mob war between Stefano Magaddino and local bookies from Batavia, New York. Batavia is a small city located between Buffalo and Rochester that was strategically important to organized crime. Kinney

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The Truth About Meyer Lansky’s Hidden Fortune

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The Untold Story of Meyer Lansky: The Man Behind Organized Crime. Who was the real Meyer Lansky? Was he America’s greatest criminal strategist, a financial genius, or simply one of the most misunderstood figures in organized crime history? In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins welcomes award-winning investigative

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Mob Influence in the New Jersey Nightclub Business | Tommy Dorfman Interview

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Tommy Dorfman joins Gary Jenkins for a fascinating look inside the nightclub and concert promotion business, where organized crime, celebrity entertainment, and billion-dollar corporations often collide. He describes his conflicts and relationships with mob characters like Tommy Gambino and John Perna. Tommy recounts how he went from throwing teenage house parties in northern New

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Iowa, Chicago, Kansas City, and Las Vegas mob connections

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In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins talks with author Tiffany Hanson about her novel My Name Was Jerry Sass, a fictionalized account inspired by the life of her father and the Chicago Outfit. Tiffany explains how the project began when she searched for information about her

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Working for Genovese Capo Big Al Bruno: A Former Mafia Bookmaker Tells All

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Former Springfield sports bookmaker Chicky Ciccatelli returns to Gangland Wire for a candid conversation about organized crime, illegal sports betting, federal prison, and rebuilding his life. Host Gary Jenkins sits down with Chicky as he prepares for a live appearance in Las Vegas to better understand how traditional bookmakers operated before the era of legalized

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The Treehouse Gang: Inside a Master Criminal’s Mind

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In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins is joined by retired FBI agent Shawn Johnson and retired bank robber Stephen Myers to examine one of the most sophisticated bank robbery investigations in modern American history. The discussion focuses on the notorious career of Scott Scurlock, known as the “Hollywood

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From Temple Raiders to Elite Collectors: The Artifact Smuggling Pipeline

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In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit Detective Gary Jenkins welcomes journalist and author Matthew Campbell to discuss one of the largest antiquities trafficking scandals of modern times. Drawing on his book The Man Who Stole the Gods, Campbell explains the rise and fall of Douglas Latchford, a British art

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