Mandatory Credit: Photo by Underwood Archives/UIG/REX/Shutterstock (3838565a) Miami Beach, Florida: October 1, 1957 Teamsters union vice president JImmy Hoffa autographs a placard for him for a group of women campaigning for his run for president of the Teamsters. VARIOUS Once Hoffa got out of prison he was on a mission to regain his rightful ... [Continue Reading]
John Gotti’s German Enforcer
Suited up and sporting a pompadour, “the German” can be seen lurking menacingly outside John Gotti’s social club, the Ravenite, in FBI surveillance footage and news clips from the 1980s. A feared gangland gunslinger, Joe Watts played a pivotal role in organized crime as a strong-arm enforcer who wasn’t afraid to put in the “work.” While relatively ... [Continue Reading]
Hollywood Mob Characters and Where They Came From
Hollywood Mob Characters and Where They Came From The Mafia and its various members have been emulated many times on the silver screen. Here’s a list of prominent mobsters and the actors who portrayed them on the screen or the films that influenced them into a life of crime. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano/The Godfather The Godfather had far and ... [Continue Reading]
The Solntsevskaya Brotherhood by Niko
The Solntsevskaya Brotherhood by Niko It’s impossible to talk about the history of modern Russia without mentioning that lawless period of free-for-all mayhem that was the 1990s. When you look at Moscow today you see a modern metropolis. OK maybe Russia isn’t the freest country in the world, but people in the major cities live just as well as ... [Continue Reading]
