Genovese Crime Family
How did the Genovese family build America’s most secretive mafia empire?
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199 mins
From Prohibition-era violence to modern financial crime, the Genovese family builds one of America’s most powerful Mafia empires, surviving assassinations, FBI crackdowns, and decades of organized crime wars by constantly evolving in the shadows.
Ep 1:
Birth of the Mob State
The murder of Joe Masseria ends New York’s Mafia war and allows Lucky Luciano and Vito Genovese to build a new national crime syndicate fueled by Prohibition, corruption, and violence, until federal prosecutors strike back.
Ep 2:
Costello’s Empire Falls
After World War II, Vito Genovese returns to New York and launches a brutal power struggle against Frank Costello, leading to assassinations, betrayals, the Apalachin disaster, and a nationwide Mafia crackdown.
Discussions (5)
Teresa
Level 4 · 3 mo agoI completely disagree about them being invisible now. Walk around New York and you still see them. 🙄
Monty
Level 4 · 3 mo agoYou've got the Hoover thing completely wrong. It was not a blind spot at all. He was being actively blackmailed by the mob and the FBI covered it up.
Miles
Level 7 · 3 mo agoDid you miss the part where Valachi beat the WRONG guy to death in prison because he was paranoid about Genovese? He LITERALLY only exposed the entire organization because he panicked and botched it.
