The Most Successful American Mobster EVER: Tony Accardo

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Italy's Unknown 5th Mafia, The Stidda

In the late 1970s, as Sicily descended into all-out mafia war, the island’s allegiances split between the ruthless Corleonesi clan, led by Toto Riina, and southern gangsters fed up with Riina’s campaign of murder that was spilling innocent lives, and disgusting the Italian public ...  Show more

America’s Craziest Mob Boss (Sort of!) Vincent Gigante

Vincent “Chin” Gigante was the most powerful mob boss in America...and he was also the mob's best performance artist. By day, he wandered Greenwich Village in a bathrobe, muttering to himself, selling the world on the idea that he was crazy. By night, he ran the Genovese crime fa ...  Show more

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