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Chapter I The "Great Angel" and the death of the Cleveland Mafia In 1983, Angelo Lonardo, 72, a one-time head of the Cleveland Mafia, turned into a government informant. He shocked family, friends, law enforcement officials, and especially criminal associates, with his decision after being sentenced to life plus 103 years for drug and racketeering […]

The "New York Comprehensive Auto Insurance Act," which most people refer to as a "no-fault statute," was enacted in 1973 and went into effect the following year. The purpose of the bill was to limit the amount of personal injury claims caused by road accidents, as many politicians had this agenda on their platforms. The […]

He was a quiet man who dressed unnoticed and was known to never lose his rest. But no doubt Carlo Gambino, with his huge hawk nose and enigmatic smile, was one of the most powerful mob bosses of all time. Gambino was born in Palermo, Sicily on August 24, 1902. The Palermo area, called Caccamo, […]

After the Castellammarese War ended in 1931, with both opposing bosses, Joe "The Boss" Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano ended up pretty dead because of the betrayal of Lucky Luciano, and among other things Luciano, along with Jewish Mafia Master Meyer Lansky, founded the Nine – Member of the National Commission for crime, which cut across […]

Nothing encourages the general public more than trying to charge something that used to be free. Yet that's exactly what entrepreneur Oscar F. Spate tried to do in New York Parks in the glittering summer of 1901. It all began in Central Park on June 22, 1901, when a group of people spotted rows of […]

The racket driver and future governor of New York, Thomas E. Dewey, called him "the king of rackets." And there is no doubt that Vito Genovese was one of the ugliest, most lovable and treacherous bosses in Mafia history. Genovese was born on November 27, 1897 in the small town of Risigliano located in the […]

Santa Barbara vacationers are often curious about movie locations, and for good reason. There are plenty of iconic Santa Barbara locations that appear in movies and TV shows. Read on to find out why our fair city is the choice of choice for so many popular productions and how you can identify and visit famous […]

Is Disney World a theme park or amusement park? What about Cedar Point? Is there really a difference or are these two concepts the same thing? Does that have anything to do with it? Well, it may not be as important as some things out there, but to park and amusement park lovers this will […]

He started out as a simple doctor worker, greatly magnified himself in bullying, and was also known as the "King of the Ruma Runners." Big Bill Dwyer made so much money, he partnered with famous gangsters at several New York nightclubs. Dwyer also owned two professional hockey teams, including the New York Americans, and he […]

He was a mafia insider whose ex-friend Louie "Lepke" Buchalter "decided he knew too much to live in. As a result, Harry" Big Greenie "Greenberg fell victim to the first mafia attack ever in sunny California. Harry Greenberg, who also went by the names Harry Schacter and Harry Schober, grew up in lower eastern Manhattan […]