| Part 1: The Organization |
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3 | (8) |
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4 | (3) |
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4 | (1) |
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11 | (20) |
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17 | (4) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (4) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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Bargain-Basement Inductions |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (5) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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No Slapping or Pushing or Shoving or Punching! |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (10) |
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32 | (3) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (2) |
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37 | (6) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (3) |
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4 Five Families Carve Up the Big Apple |
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41 | (24) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (4) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (4) |
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5 Mafia Families Poison the Northeast |
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65 | (16) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (2) |
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6 From the Windy City to the City of Angels |
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81 | (18) |
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Gunning for Control over the Windy City |
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82 | (5) |
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Putting Denver on the Mafia Map |
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87 | (2) |
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Making History in Kansas City |
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89 | (1) |
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Running Rackets in Milwaukee |
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90 | (1) |
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Making News in the Bay Area |
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91 | (1) |
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Getting Organized in San Jose |
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92 | (1) |
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Meeting the Mob in St. Louis |
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93 | (1) |
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Mickey Mousing in the City of Angels |
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94 | (5) |
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7 Mafia Up North, Mafia Down South |
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99 | (16) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (4) |
| Part 2: Mafia at Work |
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115 | (70) |
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8 The Mob Loves Prohibition |
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111 | (20) |
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Making Money with Local Rackets |
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118 | (4) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Where Did the Liquor Come From? |
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123 | (4) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Illegal Breweries and Distilleries |
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126 | (1) |
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The Consequences of Prohibition |
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127 | (4) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (3) |
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9 Gambling Makes Mobsters Smile |
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131 | (14) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (3) |
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Bringing in the Loan Sharks |
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142 | (3) |
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10 The Mafia Puts the Squeeze on Unions |
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145 | (10) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (8) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (1) |
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Close-Ups of Some Drug Boys |
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157 | (6) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (3) |
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12 La Cosa Nostra Builds Las Vegas |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (2) |
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115 | (70) |
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176 | (4) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (2) |
| Part 3: America Opens Its Eyes |
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185 | (44) |
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14 Mobsters tome Out of the Closet |
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181 | (18) |
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Mob Chieftain Joins the Salvation Army |
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188 | (2) |
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Mobsters Go to Washington |
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190 | (3) |
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The Big BBQ (Apalachin, New York) |
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193 | (6) |
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15 The Mafia Starts to feel the Heat |
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199 | (10) |
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200 | (3) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (4) |
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16 Falling in Love with the Mafia |
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209 | (10) |
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210 | (3) |
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The Godfather Romanticizes the Mafia |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (4) |
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17 Lights, Camera, Action for a Mafia Star |
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219 | (10) |
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220 | (1) |
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The Italian-American Civil Rights League |
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221 | (2) |
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223 | (3) |
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226 | (3) |
| Part 4: La Cosa Nostra Starts Its Fall |
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18 Big Brother Gets Serious |
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231 | (12) |
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232 | (1) |
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The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (1968) |
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233 | (2) |
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Legal Electronic Surveillance in Action |
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235 | (4) |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (4) |
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The Organized Crime Control Act (1970) |
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239 | (4) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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The Witness Protection Program |
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241 | (2) |
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19 The Feds' Full-Court Press Against the Mafia |
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243 | (12) |
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Indictments Sweep the Windy City |
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244 | (2) |
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Shakeup in the Cleveland Family |
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246 | (1) |
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Betrayal in the New England Family |
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247 | (1) |
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Historic Convictions in New York City |
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248 | (4) |
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Other Convictions That Made the News |
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252 | (3) |
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20 Feds Pressure Union Reforms |
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255 | (8) |
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Dealing with the Teamster Presidency |
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256 | (2) |
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Setting an Example with Teamster Local 560 |
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258 | (1) |
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Reforming the Laborers Union |
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259 | (4) |
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The Beginning of the End of Mafia Rule |
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260 | (1) |
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The Case of Buffalo Local 210 |
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261 | (2) |
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21 Wiseguys Start Spilling Their Guts |
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The Animal Makes a Splash |
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264 | (3) |
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Singing Sammy Takes the Spotlight |
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267 | (3) |
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Philip Leonetti Reaps a Handsome Reward |
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270 | (2) |
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The Highest-Ranking Singer Tells Stories from Hearsay |
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| Part 5: Battle Hymn of the Mafia |
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215 | (118) |
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22 Mafia Rivals Fight for Supremacy |
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211 | (70) |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (3) |
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The Myth of the Great Purge |
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283 | (2) |
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23 Big Troubles for the Gambino Family |
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281 | (20) |
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288 | (4) |
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292 | (4) |
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A Case of Mistaken Identity |
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296 | (2) |
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Gotti Falls Prey to the Feds |
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298 | (3) |
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24 Mob Wars Cripple the Colombos |
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301 | (12) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (7) |
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313 | (10) |
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Introducing the Bonanno Boys |
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314 | (4) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (2) |
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317 | (1) |
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Where's Big Daddy Bonanno? |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (3) |
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323 | (10) |
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324 | (3) |
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327 | (1) |
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The Rise and Fall of Paolo Violi |
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328 | (5) |
| Part 6: The New Millennium |
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333 | (80) |
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335 | (14) |
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John Gotti Dies in Prison |
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336 | (3) |
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338 | (1) |
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Feds Nab Three More Goths |
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339 | (1) |
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On the Waterfront (Brooklyn and Staten Island) |
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339 | (2) |
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341 | (1) |
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On The Waterfront (New York and Florida) |
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342 | (2) |
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Chin Gigante Gives Up the Ghost |
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344 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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Little Al D'Arco Gets His Reward |
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345 | (4) |
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349 | (10) |
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Joe Massino Takes a Big Fall |
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350 | (1) |
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The Anatomy of Massino's Prosecution |
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351 | (8) |
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The Bonanno Family Defectors |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (2) |
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357 | (2) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (2) |
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365 | (2) |
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30 Generation X Gangsterism |
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311 | (70) |
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Richie from the Bronx: King of Phone Sex |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (2) |
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375 | (2) |
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The New American Gangster |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (3) |
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379 | (2) |
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31 Louie Bagels, Allie, and John Riggi |
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381 | (12) |
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Louie Bagels and the Rip Van Winkle Murders |
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382 | (1) |
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The Freeport Caper and Loud Music |
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383 | (1) |
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Frankie Pearl and the Garbage Haulers |
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384 | (2) |
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Allie Bites the Bullet, Again |
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386 | (2) |
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Joe Waverly and the Judge |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (3) |
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32 The FBI: Scandals Abound in Beantown |
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393 | (10) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (2) |
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Steve "The Rifleman" Takes Life |
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398 | (2) |
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Whitey Bulger Stays on the Run |
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400 | (3) |
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33 Jimmy Roffa: The Murder Mystery Solved? |
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403 | (10) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (3) |
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| Appendixes |
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A A Chronology of Major Events |
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B A Word About Mafia Nicknames |
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411 | (10) |
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421 | (2) |
| Index |
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