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Why did the Rat Pack open Giancana’s Villa Venice?

Gary tells about Giancana’s Villa Venice.  In the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Sam Giancana opened a fancy supper club called the Villa Venice. This club opened to great reviews at Christmas time, 1962. The club sold out for a week because Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Frank Sinatra put on a floor show. The […]

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Bombs, Bullets, & Bribes: Cleveland’s Shonder Birns

Venmo me @ganglandwire  Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee”Rick Porrello discusses Cleveland’s infamous Jewish mobster, Shonder Birns. Besides Bombs, Bullets, & Bribes: The True Story of Shonder Birns, Rick Porrello wrote and produced the movie about the life and death of Danny Greene in Kill the Irishman. Birns was a prohibition-era mobster

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Did the Mob Really Make Steven Seagal Cry?

Sammy Gravano tells a story he heard from some FBI agents about how Steven Seagal cried like a baby and wanted to be hugged after he testified. Here is the whole story about why Seagal ever testified against the Mob in the first place. Venmo me @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of

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Did Sonny Franzese Flirt with S. J. Peddie

Gary talks with Sandra “S.J.” Peddie about her series of interviews and subsequent book on John Franzese aka Sonny Franzese. This is the story of a Colombo crime family underboss John “Sonny” Franzese. Franzese gave Ms. Peddie, an award-winning author, unprecedented access to his life in interviews both before and after his release from federal

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Did Marshall Caifano kill Ray Ryan?

Venmo me @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup  click here Ray Ryan was a wealthy developer, casino owner, and Texas oil Man. He beat Nick the Greek Dandolos out of a lot of money in

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Pittsburgh’s Deep Throat Sam Mannarino

Venmo me @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup  click here This episode is for our Pittsburgh supporter and Wiretapper Robb Starr. Rob is a talented artist and sometimes bruised up skateboarder. I found a story

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Crazy Joey Gallo Part 2

Gary and Camillius “Cam” Robinson examine the entire life of Crazy Joe Gallo from the perspective of his henchman Pete the Greek Diapoulos. This is Part 2. Pete the Greek was a childhood pal of Crazy Joey Gallo who remained a part of his crew and was actually sitting with Crazy Joey Gallo that fateful

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Crazy Joey Gallo Part 1

Gary and Camillius “Cam” Robinson examine the entire life of Crazy Joe Gallo from the perspective of his henchman Pete the Greek Diapoulos. Pete the Greek was a childhood pal of Crazy Joey Gallo who remained a part of his crew and was actually sitting with Crazy Joey Gallo that fateful night at Umberto’s Clam

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The Camorra with Jeff Nadu

Venmo me @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup  click here Gary interviews The Sit Down Guy You Tube host Jeff Nadu.  the Jeff tells the early history of the Camorra. We learn it started in

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Charlie Spillers Undercover in Mississippi

Gary interviews Charlie Spillers, a former Marine, undercover agent, federal prosecutor, and Justice Attaché for Iraq. Charlie shares storied from his book, Confessions of an Undercover Agent: Adventures, Close Calls, and the Toll of a Double Life, an Amazon #1 New Release nationwide in law enforcement memoirs.  Charlie Spillers describes some of his most harrowing

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