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Sicilians and Mafia Sentiment
  • Sicilians and Mafia Sentiment

  • 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

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    Failed State Mexico
  • Failed State Mexico

  • 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

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    Mexico's Narco Drug Queens
  • Mexico's Narco Drug Queens

  • 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

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    The Strange Case Of Leonardo Vitale
  • The Strange Case Of Leonardo Vitale

  • Leonardo Vitale was the first Sicilian informant of modern times.
    - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus

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    "UNHAPPY VALLEY"
  • "UNHAPPY VALLEY" - Crime and Cover-up at Penn State

  • 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
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    Confidential Informants
  • Confidential Informants

  • The informant system is an essential tool in successful criminal investigations.
    - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus

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    Crime Scene - World Trade Center
  • Crime Scene - World Trade Center

  • Part Three: The Terrorists, the Mafia, and Missed Opportunities
    A Special Report on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.
    - J. R. de Szigethy,

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    Mob Killer
  • Mob Killer" and the story of Charlie Carneglia of the Gambino family

  • Tony DeStefano introduces his new book
    Mob Killer: The Bloody Rampage of Charles Carneglia, Mafia Hit Man

    - Tony DeStefano

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    Mafiusu
  • Mafiusu

  • The Italian concepts of mafioso and mafia evolved from the old Sicilian word mafiusu.
    - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus

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    OMERTÁ
  • OMERTÁ

  • the mafia abstraction of morality.
    - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus

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    One Brave Man's Stand Against the Mob
  • One Brave Man's Stand Against the Mob

  • 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

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    Who Shot Godfather Colombo?
  • Who Shot Godfather Colombo?
    A Special Report On The 40th Anniversary Of An Historic Mafia Milestone
    - J. R. de Szigethy,

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    Charley Lucky Paroled to Italy
  • Charley Lucky Paroled to Italy

  • 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

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    Surveillance Techniques
  • Surveillance Techniques

  • 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

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    The True Mafia
  • The True Mafia

  • A true mafia represents a model of criminal perfection.
    - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus

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    The Mafia Is A Gentlemen's Club
  • The Mafia Is A Gentlemen's Club

  • No definition seemed to suffice because no definition could fully capture this illusive Sicilian "thing."
    - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus

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    Bombs And The Mob!
  • Bombs And The Mob!

  • 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,

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    Bombs And The Mob!
  • Bombs And The Mob!

  • 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,

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    The Gangster Fixation
  • The Gangster Fixation
    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

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    Myths Of The Mob!
  • Myths Of The Mob!
    The vow of silence that is part of the oath of Omerta is more myth than reality today
    - J. R. de Szigethy,

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    Raymond Chandler Interviews Lucky Luciano
  • Raymond Chandler Interviews Lucky Luciano
    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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    Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless
  • Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless
    Part Four: New York's Activist Clergy
    - J. R. de Szigethy,

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