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Kingpins Daily: Karen Gravano May 30, 2020

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Today’s quote comes from Karen Gravano, daughter of gangster Sammy “The Bull” Gravano. Gravano was an underboss in the Gambino crime family, helping John Gotti consolidate power in mid-1980s New York City.

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“Before the Medellín Cartel” Pt. 4: Jung & Rivas May 29, 2020

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Greed and ambition would end up getting the better of both George Jung and Carlos Lehder Rivas, turning them from brothers into enemies. Despite their perceived invincibility, it was this rivalry that would ultimately bring them down in 1987.

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Kingpins Daily: Joe Profaci May 28, 2020

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Today’s quote comes from Salvatore Profaci, an influential captain in the famous Colombo crime family, based in New York City.

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Kingpins Daily: Jimmy Hoffa May 27, 2020

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Today’s quote is from union organizer Jimmy Hoffa. When mafia hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran was looking for work, an associate arranged a phone call with the infamous union man.

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Kingpins Daily: John Dillinger May 26, 2020

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Today’s quote is from notorious bank robber John Dillinger. Dillinger had no illusions of righteousness. He knew that robbing banks was not only a crime, but a very public one.

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Kingpins Daily: Benjamin Ruggiero May 25, 2020

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Today’s quote is from Benjamin “Lefty” Ruggiero. Ruggiero was a notorious thug, and is thought to have murdered 26 people during his 30 years working for the New York Mafia.

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Kingpins Daily: Lucky Luciano May 24, 2020

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Today’s quote comes from Charles “Lucky” Luciano, the father of the American Mafia. After Prohibition, and a bloody gang war that turned New York City into the Wild West, Luciano seized control of the underworld.

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Kingpins Daily: Giovanni Falcone May 23, 2020

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Today, we’re remembering the words of Italian judge Giovanni Falcone. He spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the dangerous Sicilian Mafia.

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“Before the Medellín Cartel” Pt. 3: Jung & Rivas May 22, 2020

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By 1987, Carlos Lehder Rivas and George Jung had scraped together a cocaine smuggling empire fit for kings. Yet as profits grew, the two partners found themselves at odds—diverging away from each other to fulfill their own desires for power and prosperity.

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Kingpins Daily: Jhon Jairo Velasquez May 21, 2020

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Today’s quote is from hitman Jhon Jairo “Popeye” Velásquez, of the Medellín drug cartel. Velásquez was Pablo Escobar’s right hand man throughout the ‘80s, until his arrest in 1989.

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