Killing the Mob

Killing the Mob discusses a controversial topic – the mob, by outlining how the organized crime took place in America during the twentieth century, how conmen, robbers, murderers, and many others lived their lives, and how many organizations and rich families kept their power centralized.

It’s no secret that the mafia is engaged in all kinds of activities, especially those that produce large inflows of cash. In Sicily, the mob took over people’s lives and the economy for generations, until fascists under the rule of Benito Mussolini chased them away to New York.

The government was cornered, so they had to cooperate with them in exchange for peace. Therefore, the criminal organization conducted by Lucky Luciano kept their economic activities in the port going. Another industry that sparked their attention was Hollywood.

Seeing that Jewish Eastern Europeans had talent when it comes to creating movies, but no money to produce them, they saw an opportunity. They would lend the needed cash and then take the profits.

Sometimes they would even step in and give indications to the staff. Oftentimes, the heads of the mob would gather around to discuss how they can take their criminal enterprise international. Usually, these actions included drug trafficking and covering their actions in suspicious ways.

On the other hand, conmen and thieves who were conducting crimes on their own were usually involved in bank robberies, breaking into people’s homes, and stealing cars. Needless to say, criminals will engage in everything that produces their money.

Well-renowned for his remarkable endeavors, J. Edgar Hoover was living a secret life behind the curtains. Unfortunately, this situation interfered too much with his professional life. To the point that he was doing a poor job of acknowledging and fighting the mafia. So what was his mysterious secret? According to the tales of the time, Hoover was seeing his second in command, Clyde Tolson. More than that, he was blackmailed by the mafia, who knew all about it and even had evidence that could be easily leaked to the public. Considering the homophobic society of that time, this could’ve ended Hoover’s career, so he was doing everything in his power to hide his secret, including hiding the mafia’s secret operations. Indeed, he was fighting individual conmen, robbers, and other criminals, but he publicly denied the existence of an organized criminal enterprise multiple times. Even though many people came forward by sending letters to the government to beg for public assistance, Hoover was in public denial. The US Senate Committee even managed to subpoena hundreds of mobsters and their victims to conduct a public hearing. As it was televised, and the public eye could see the opulence of the mobs in contrast…