Crime Blogs

Ya see, this Life we’re livin’ in, it’s a real dirty game. It’s all about treachery, back-stabbin’, and bloodshed. But I gotta admit, it’s kinda mesmerizin’ watchin’ it all from the outside. So here’s the deal; every week, we’re gonna toss in a fresh article ‘about some notorious events, shine a light on some real interestin’ folks, and teach ya on things ya never even knew existed.  And ‘cause we’re talkin’ about “Crime & Cocktails” here, we ain’t forgettin’ the drinks, my friend. So grab a seat, raise your glass, and let’s dive into this twisted world together. Salut!   
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RICO’s First Blood: How a Law Meant for the Mob Toppled a President

Richard Nixon did not go to prison. He was never indicted. He was never formally charged under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. And yet, in the...

When Silence Breaks — Mafia Spouses Who Turned on Their Own

The world of organized crime has long been painted in masculine strokes — men running rackets, ordering hits, enforcing codes of silence. For decades, wives, girlfriends...

Blood, Betrayal, and Retribution: How the Mafia Had Every Reason and the Power to Kill JFK

The motorcade rolled through Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963, beneath a sunlit sky and the cheers of thousands, but behind the polished chrome and smiling faces lay a...

The Loudest Lies: Joe Colombo, Denial-as-Confession, and the Cult of “Fake News”

The Loudest Lies: Joe Colombo, Denial-as-Confession, and the Cult of “Fake News” Joe Colombo was the kind of man who understood that truth could be bullied. He believed...

When the Mob Ran the Block: Crime-Control by the Family

Step off the subway in Bensonhurst or wander Mulberry Street in Manhattan, and you’d be forgiven for thinking these neighborhoods are like any other slice of Brooklyn or...

Harry Anslinger: The Relentless Bureaucrat Who Declared War on the Underworld

In the shadowed alleys of early 20th-century America, where the proletarian poor hustled for survival and the criminal elite built empires from narcotics, gambling, and...

Crossing the Line: The Mann Act and the Mob’s Most Dangerous Weakness

There are weapons you see coming—bullets, indictments, rivals with knives. And then there are the quiet assassins, cloaked in morality and bureaucracy. For the American...

Kings Without Crowns: The Defining Traits of the Old Mafia Dons

The Mafia dons of the mid-20th century were not the wild-eyed street killers of Hollywood imagination. They were sculpted out of patience, style, and control—a breed of...

Salvatore “Sally Bugs” Briguglio — a Portrait in Brutality

In the dim underworld of New Jersey and New York’s combined labor-racketeering and Mafia circuits, few figures cut a chilling silhouette quite like Salvatore Briguglio...