Tag Archives: Opinion

Defense Lawyer John Pollok Giving Two Part Course “All About the Mob”

by fdvent1 Posted on March 13, 2012

@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search John Pollok has defended the mafia's best known, including now-deceased former Gambino crime family boss John Gotti and he's sharing his stories in a two part course “All About the Mob.” In describing the course Pollok … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Journalist Uses “Whitey” Arrest To Pass Corruption Crown On Boston

by fdvent1 Posted on July 8, 2011

New Orleans, Louisiana, the birthplace of the American Mafia has a deserved reputation as a corrupt town where mob boss Carlos Marcello ran his rackets for decades with impunity. Joe Valachi, mob turncoat, appearing before a U.S. Senate committee in … Continue reading →

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Does “Rocky” Deserve Boxing Hall Of Fame?

by fdvent1 Posted on June 13, 2011

You know the movie… everyone knows the movie some consider the best boxing flick ever. Everyone knows the actor, Sylvester Stallone's portrayal of "Rocky" is known worldwide but Stallone was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on the … Continue reading →

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Mob Experience Wipes Away the Blood,Highlights the Puppies

by fdvent1 Posted on March 30, 2011

Call me a not-so-wise guy, but I went to the Tropicana recently to get the Las Vegas Mob Experience. It wasn’t the real mob experience, of course. But who wants to pay good money to take a bullet behind the … Continue reading →

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A New Mafia War – Perhaps

by fdvent1 Posted on October 19, 2010

    Following a series of persistent government investigations and ensuing arrests in the recent past the Italian underworld issued a series of ominous threats against government officials. In August the 'Ndrangheta detonated a bomb at the entrance to the … Continue reading →

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