The true mafioso, the authentic mafioso, is always humble, speaks and listens with a modest and ostensive air and chooses his words carefully. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
A failed state is one that is characterized by strongman rule and weak
institutions. There is a worrisome coziness between politicians and racketeering. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
This is an excerpt from the new book, Queenpins: Notorious Women Gangsters from the Modern Era, by Ron Chepesiuk. The book is published by Strategic Media Books (www.strategicmediabooks.com) and is available from the web site, Amazon.com and other publishing outlets. - Ron Chepesiuk
On two separate occasions, 11 years ago and 9 years ago, two men walked into a shower in the building of the Penn State football team and claim they saw a football coach sexually assaulting a young boy. - J. R. de Szigethy,
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A Conversation with George Anastasia and Glen Macnow
This is an excerpt from Ron Chepesiuk’s new book: Straight from the Hood: Amazing but True Gangster Tales, by Ron Chepesiuk and Scott Wilson. The book is published by Strategic Media Books (www.strategicmediabooks.com) and is available from the web site, Amazon.com and other publishing outlets. - Ron Chepesiuk
In 1946, as a reward for his alleged wartime cooperation, he was paroled on the condition that he depart from the United States and return to his native Sicily. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
In 1968, Congress passed Title III, a law authorizing the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to engage in the bugging and wire tapping of criminal suspects. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
Part Two: Cleveland And Youngstown, Ohio The crime families of two cities, Cleveland and Youngstown, would utilize the bomb more so than any other of the families of the American Mafia. - J. R. de Szigethy,
Part One: Chicago, Illinois First came the knife. Then came the gun. Then came the bomb. Thus was the progression of tools made by Man to kill his fellow Man. - J. R. de Szigethy,
Organized crime is an inward, specialized world composed of individuals who reject conventionality and finding themselves selecting behavior that more suits their predispositions. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
Raymond Chandler(1888-1959) was a noted novelist and screenwriter who influenced the modern
detective story with the fictional protagonist shamus Philip Marlowe, private
eye. The interview was commissioned by the London Sunday Times. It was never
published. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
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international organized crime or Mafia expert or historian. He does not maintain
contacts with mobsters, is unable to assist with family history research and is
unable to provide assitance with locating photographs. If you believe you are
the victim of organized crime, some of the agencies that may be able to help you
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U.S. Attorney's office.
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