Characters: Five Families of La Cosa Nostra, Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino Genovese, Lucchese.
Word of Week: Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12
Intro: Alpha Mike welcomes the Nation to episode #124. Additionally Alpha announce the Feb 2020 lineup and upgrades to the RaiderCopNation website.
Main Topic: Outline Format:
1980: RICO & Title 3 (recording law) are married in an investigation going after NYC Cosa Nostra.
Joseph Bonanno, father of the Bonanno family write his bio, A Man of Honor and the Justice Dept takes interest in Chapter 3,"The Commission".
Gov't waits 10 years to use RICO, Why?
Gov't creates five task forces to investigate the 5 Families in NYC.
Cosa Nostra charging a 2% tax on construction within the confines of NYC.
Cosa Nostra control the following industries in NYC, Constructions, Unions, Garment, Garbage, Waterfront Port, Produce, Fulton Fish Market, plus much more.
Carmine Persico (Colombo Boss) doing time during commission case investigation.
Paul Castellano (Gambino Boss) killed during commission case trial by John Gotti.
Anthony Tony Ducks Corallo (Lucchese Boss) charged in case and sentence 100 years.
Fat Tony Solano, charged as boss of the Genovese Family sentence 100 years.
Ralph Scopo, Colombo solider racket construction & union, commission point man.
Bonanno's Boss Phil Rusty Rastelli, not charged was in jail already on other case.
Gov't need to tie all families together in the case via RICO & Title 3.
FBI bugs under title 3, the Lucchese, Colombo, Gambino and Genovese families.
Rudy Giuliani U.S. Attroney on commission case.
Rudy Giuliani makes annoucement on case after a leak that tips of mob.
Joseph Bonanno refused to testify on commission case, contempt of court.
1985 Big Paul out on 2 mil bond, is killed by John Gotti.
Lawyer Samuel Dawson used defense as the Hell's Angles 1979 case, fails.
Carmine Persico represents himself in case.
Nov 19, 1986, all found guilty in case, sentence from 40 to 100 years.
Federal Judge Owen imposed fines of 50k to 250k.
List of those charged, found guilty, plus fines.
In 1988 U.S. Justice admits Fat Tony Solano was not the boss of the Genovese family in case of Vincent "The Chin" Gigante.
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