Dennis N. Griffin's Blog – October 2007 Archive (9)

Excerpted from The Battle for Las Vegas – The Law vs. the Mob

In addition to loansharking, Tony Spilotro had other money-producing irons in the…

Tony and Lefty had superiors back in Chicago they had to answer to. The two big bosses at that time were Tony Accardo and Joe Aiuppa.

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Excerpted from The Battle for Las Vegas – The Law vs. the Mob…

Tony and Lefty had superiors back in Chicago they had to answer to. The two big bosses at that time were Tony Accardo and Joe Aiuppa.

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Not long after Bugsy Siegel’s death, another mob-connected guy arrived on the Vegas scene. The new guy had an asset that Siegel hadn’t. He knew Jimmy Hoffa and eventually brought Teamster Pension Fund money to Sin City.…

Excerpted from The Battle for Las Vegas – The Law vs. the Mob…

Excerpted from The Battle for Las Vegas – The Law vs. the Mob.

Benjamin Siegel…

Las Vegas and its ties to organized crime are well-known, the subject of many books, TV documentaries, and movies. In my previous book, Policing Las Vegas – A History of Law Enforcement in Southern Nevada, I wrote a section called “The Mob’s…

Over the next several weeks I'll be posting excerpts from my books The Battle for Las Vegas - The Law vs. the Mob, and CULLOTTA - The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster, and Government Witness.

So, if you're a Las Vegas buff, enjoy organized crime stuff, or are a fan of the movie Casino, you might want to stop by on occasion to see if there is anything of interest to you.