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Feb. 14, 1929 – Capone Wages War

February 14, 2012
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On Feb. 14, 1929, Outfit boss Al Capone’s gang gunned down seven members of a rival Chicago gang in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. “Chicago gangland leaders observed Valentine’s Day with machine guns and a stream of bullets,” declared The New York Times, “and as a result seven members of the George (Bugs) Moran-Dean...

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Providence’s Federal Hill vs. Boston’s North End

January 30, 2012
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A really nice pictorial stroll down the streets of Boston’s North End and Providence’s Federal Hill, both centers of organized crime. Both have been the the Little Italie's of their respective cities for well over a century, yet the two neighborhoods could not look more different. Worth checking out. Source: Boston.com addGooglePlusOne(12986, "http://newenglandorganizedcrime.com/providences-federal-hill-vs-bostons-north-end/");

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The Barker Karpis Gang-Seventy-Seven years Ago in History

January 27, 2012
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The Barker Karpis Gang-Seventy-Seven years Ago in History

Seventy-seven years ago on January 16, 1935, the Barker Karpis Gang, one of the most notorious gangs of the times met their end. The group was led by Alvin Karpis, Fred and Arthur "Doc" Barker, and a gang of about 25 others. They did not hesitate to kill anyone who got in their way....

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Western Massachusetts And The Mob

December 11, 2011
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Since the days of Prohibition the New York-based Genovese crime family has controlled the underworld in Springfield, MA. Beginning in 1919, Springfield's Carlo Sinischalchi was labeled "King of the Bootleggers," but less than a year later he was shot and killed. Widow, Pasquelina Sinischalchi, inherited the business and married Antonio Miranda, a close ally of...

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Frank Calabrese Jr and The Outfit

November 27, 2011
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Frank Calabrese Jr was destined for a life he didn’t want – as a murderer in one of America’s biggest mafia families. To escape, he turned FBI informant and betrayed his own father. It was a tattoo that almost got Frank Calabrese killed. He’d had it etched across his back while he was in...

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60 Minutes Interview: Jack Garcia AKA Jack Falcone Takes Down The Gambino’s

November 12, 2011
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The FBI undercover agent who brought down high-level mobsters tells how he infiltrated the Gambino family and shows his face for the first time, undeterred by the Mafia's penchant for revenge. addGooglePlusOne(10526, "http://newenglandorganizedcrime.com/60-minutes-interview-jack-garcia-aka-jack-falcone-takes-down-the-gambinos/");

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Joe Kennedy Was No Angel But Neither a Bootlegger Was He

March 14, 2011
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Any student of the Kennedy dynasty knows all about the father figure, Joe Kennedy, who shaped and warped the lives of his children through his determination to live vicariously through them and ensure that each should fulfill his ambitions. This was the man who became US Ambassador at the Court of St James and,...

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From the Mafia to the Hells Angels – What It Takes to Go Undercover

March 2, 2011
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From the Mafia to the Hells Angels – What It Takes to Go Undercover

Serving as an undercover agent sounds thrilling — creating a fake identity, running around with criminals, infiltrating secret organizations. But everything we think we know about the trade of being an undercover agent comes from TV and movies.  In order to better understand what it's like to actually work undercover, we asked Jay Dobyns,...

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This Week in Michigan History A Tie to Crime That Shocked a Nation

February 13, 2011
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While Valentine’s Day conjures images of hearts, flowers and romance, Feb. 14 in Chicago also calls to mind the 1929 massacre of seven gangsters in a garage on the city’s north side — a crime that shocked the nation, made a notorious legend of Al Capone and, of course, had a Detroit connection. Although...

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Why San Francisco Was Never Much of a Mafia Town, or Was It?

January 25, 2011
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  You heard about that big mob bust late last week on the East Coast? Well, NBC went to local crime author and retired policeman Kevin J. Mullen to find out why we haven't had any real, juicy mob activity out here. Mullen says that Al Capone sent emissaries out to San Francisco in...

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