The law-enforcement agencies tasked with bringing Spilotro down had problems of their own. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department had been rocked by a scandal involving detectives providing information to the bad…

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Virtual Book Tour - November 5

Today I'll be at:

It's a Crime -…

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The Rift

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

The Rift…

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Virtual Book Tour - November 2

Today I'll be at:

CLEWS -…

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Virtual Book Tour - 1st Stop.

The kickoff site for my VBT is Beyond The Books at:

www.beyondthebooks.wordpress.com

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Tony Keeps Busy

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…

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"Joe Batters" Accardo and "Doves" Aiuppa

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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Lefty and Tony

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"Joe Batters" Accardo and "Doves" Aiuppa

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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Along Comes Moe

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.…

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Lefty and Tony

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Bugsy

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

Benjamin Siegel…

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Introduction to The Battle for Las Vegas

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…

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Las Vegas and the Mob

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.

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