The April 2011 issue of Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement is available now. The focus of the issue is Northeastern Pennsylvania. ...
I came across this 2009 book by Allen May, who I mentioned a few weeks ago. Has anyone read it? I can only find one review, on Amazon, and it came across...
Agreed-- everyone makes errors in this field. How about posting the source so others can see what you're talking about? Not sure how people can comment on...
When I have finished with it, you'll see it. Don't forget that I'm in the middle of this other research, also on organized crime history. ... From: Alex...
Another great issue. Tom and Mike did a fantastic job on the Mafia in the Pittston-Wilkes-Barre area. It obviously took a lot of time and effort. Enjoyed the...
Thanks Rick. And thank you very much for your contribution to the issue. I was really happy to see so many different by-lines in the issue and plenty of...
I recently came across a short history of organized crime written by Robert G. Blakey. Now, he refers to the book "Robert Kennedy and His Times" p. 264....
Dave, Not sure if this answers the question, but... The FBI "Mafia Monograph" dated July 1958 has a note at the bottom of its Section II title page. That says,...
BTW: I believe the note calls into question the validity of the date on the title page. It's tough to imagine that the FBI had reason to repackage a July 1958...
Interesting ... I will have to read the full report. The report isn't quite what I expected, but it didn't (part 4 anyhow) do more than repeat allegations...
I wonder, what do the group make of this & do they know of any similar instances they could share? To briefly summarize, claims are made in this article that...
I checked with the FBI files at Mary Ferrell to see what they had to say about Barbara being the Pittston boss. There was one informant in a 1969 memo who ...
I think some of the business relationships may have confused people as to the underworld relationships. The clincher for me was that Stefano Magaddino clearly...
Without any of the details of what's discussed, the activities of crime family members often cross from one family to another.  Kelly, the New Jersey...
In that scenario, there is nothing in it for Magaddino. Bonanno tells us that Magaddino actively planned the Apalachin meeting in order to enhance his own...
Good points Tom. It always seemed more plausible that Barbara would be (by 1957) with Buffalo, not least because of his heritage in Sicily. ... From: Tom...
Which story? ... From: Alex Hortis <alex.hortis@...> Subject: [americanmafia] Re: FBI report proving the Mafia. To: americanmafia@yahoogroups.com Date:...
The story that Hoover rejected the report and ordered it destroyed. William Sullivan, one of the authors of the Mafia Monograph, confirmed that Hoover accepted...
I don't understand how so many writers got it wrong. Sullivan in his book -- which is not a rare or hard-to-find work by any means -- said that Hoover ordered...
Perhaps, then, this is one of the copies that were saved? I think Tom is likely right when he says that this may be the report I originally referred to and...
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Apr 12, 2011 8:52 pm
About a year short - Just had a friend tell me that Rick Mattrix had passed away in 2010 - Very sorry to hear that!...
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Apr 17, 2011 11:02 am
For anyone that is interested I have just posted a new article about Lupo's store going broke in 1908, and the conspiracy that surrounded it > ...
The relationships between Mafia and Camorra organizations in pre-Prohibition Era New York are extremely complicated. Do you think it is possible/reasonable...
Maybe Dave has more on this. ________________________________ From: Tom <tphunt@...> To: americanmafia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, April 17, 2011 5:39:53...
There are a lot of unknowns, so this is only my personal opinion. But I understood those three organizations as those that were mentioned in the trial...
