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Bodies found in Lake Mead renew interest in Las Vegas mob lore

May 10, 2022

Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of a drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir just a 30-minute

Fifth Street

January 6, 2022

Jan 06, 2022
The Vegasy vamp of Diamonds Are Forever and Ocean's Eleven | Chris Ruby's untimely death - and his generous gift | The Mob revs its motor in Caesars Palace Grand Prix
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Motorsports Meets The Mob

Feb 12, 2019

 

 

 

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Murdering the Mayor of Paradise

Nov 01, 2018

Sixty years ago, the grisly killings of the Riviera Hotel’s president and his wife stunned Las Vegas — and would haunt the casino industry for a generation.

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Politics
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky walks to the Senate floor for a vote on Thursday.

McConnell Warns Of 'Scary Prospect' If GOP Loses Senate Control In Midterms

Oct 11, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell discusses the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and the upcoming midterm elections.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
In this 1993 FBI surveillance photo, Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme (left), Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi (second from left) and Frank Salemme Jr. (third from left) are seated at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Mass.

'Cadillac Frank,' 'Ice Pick Willie,' And The Nicknames Of American Mobsters

Jun 26, 2018
Over the years, mobsters have drawn attention for their bizarre and at times, silly, nicknames.
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The Salt
Among the products of Detroit City Distillery are Homegrown Rye Whiskey and Butcher's Cut Bourbon.

Detroit Returns To Its Prohibition-Era Whiskeytown Roots And Finds New Life

Nov 30, 2016
The Motor City was at the heart of most of the country's illegal liquor trade during Prohibition. Now, the city is embracing its identity as a major force in the artisanal craft whiskey market.
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History
The Outfit's misfit: Tony Spilotro, left, with his attorney Oscar Goodman in April 1980
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Tony Spilotro’s last act

May 23, 2016

Thirty years ago, the murder of the charismatic Vegas mobster marked the final act in the mob’s 40-year run in Las Vegas — but not the end of its lore 

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Writer Explores 'Cigar City Mafia'

Aug 07, 2014
We say the mob as if there were only ever one mob. In fact, there were numerous families that operated in much the same way within their own...
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The Whitey Bulger Trial Reveals Inner Workings Of The Mob

Aug 15, 2013

On Monday, a jury convicted mob boss Whitey Bulger of more than 30 crimes, and connected him to 11 murders. The trial also revealed the inner workings of the Boston mob and the extent of corruption in the city's FBI office. Two experts on the Boston mob will be at the Mob Museum this weekend to talk about the trial, and the convoluted case of Whitey Bulger.

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Inside Stories From A Mob Sting

Sep 18, 2012
What does it take to infiltrate a mob family? Former FBI agent Jack Garcia is coming to the Mob Museum to share tales of intrigue from more than 100 undercover assignments. They include a three-year tour getting inside New York's Gambino family.
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Organized Crime in Macau

Mar 16, 2012

The Gaming Control Board has opened an investigation into the links between organized crime and the junket operators that bring the gamblers from the Chinese mainland to Macau. Those ferry companies also control the VIP rooms where many gamblers play cards and they extend credit and collect debts because casinos cannot legally collect gambling debts under Chinese law. The reports of mob involvement were published by a union local on a special Web site it has created to publicize the problems. So what will happen if the allegations are proven true? Is this a storm in a teacup or could it lead to a big shakeup in the world's biggest casino companies?

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Casino Magnate and Former Mob-Buster Dennis Gomes

Feb 29, 2012
Dennis Gomes passed away last Thursday.  He was a hard-hitting prosecutor who cracked down on mobsters in the days they dominated the Strip.
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Luellen Smiley

May 12, 2011

Luellen Smiley is the daughter of reputed mobster, Allen Smiley. Smiley's dad was a close friend and confidant of famous Las Vegas mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and he was sitting on the couch just feet away from Siegel the night he was murdered. While Luellen Smiley hadn't been born at the time of the shooting, she's conducted research on her father's life and the events leading up to the shooting and wants to dispel the common belief that her father might have been involved in the shooting. Luellen Smiley has contributed artifacts to the Las Vegas Mob Experience and she joins us to discuss her family history.

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The Kefauver Hearings in Las Vegas

Nov 16, 2010
November 15 is the 60th anniversary of the Kefauver hearings into mob activity in Las Vegas. The occasion will be marked at the Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement by the museum's designers, Dennis and Kathy Barrie.
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Surviving the Mob

Jun 01, 2010

Andrew DiDonato talks about his life as a mobster and the documentary about his life as a Gambino crime family foot soldier.

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