Ergebnis für "New York" in Organisiertes Verbrechen

Das Organisierte Verbrechen und die erfolgreichsten Mafiafamilien der Geschichte faszinieren und fesseln dich? Dann ist dieses Buch über die Mafiafamilie Genovese genau das Richtige für dich! Im Zuge jahrzehntelanger Herrschaft über die Straßen von New York City wuchsen die Genoveses zu einem bedeutenden Namen heran und bauten seit den 30er Jahren bis ins 21. Jahrhundert hinein ihre Dominanz aus.

Empire City Under Siege shares true stories of an FBI Special Agent spanning three tumultuous decades in New York City, beginning in the gritty 1970s when law enforcement refused to let their city be consumed by corruption and violence.

Tauche ein in die dunkle und faszinierende Welt einer der gefürchtetsten und geheimsten Mafiafamilien New Yorks – der Bonanno-Familie. Mit dieser packenden Erkundung der Organisation wird dir ein unverblümter Blick auf die verborgenen Machenschaften, die erbitterten Machtkämpfe und die einflussreichen Persönlichkeiten geboten, die das Erbe dieser legendären Familie prägen.

Born from the streets of Brooklyn, the Colombo Crime Family rose to power as one of New York’s infamous Five Families—but their story is unlike any other. Marked by rebellion, betrayal, and bloody civil wars, the Colombos became notorious not for unity, but for chaos. From Profaci’s iron grip to Carmine “The Snake” Persico’s ruthless reign, this is the true account of a Mafia clan torn apart from within, leaving behind a legacy of violence, treachery, and downfall.

From the bustling garment factories of New York to daring heists and courtroom showdowns, the Lucchese Crime Family carved its legacy through power, profit, and fear. This gripping account traces their rise under Tommy Lucchese, their grip on unions and industry, and their role in some of America’s most infamous crimes. Packed with intrigue, betrayal, and real-life drama, this book reveals how one Mafia family stitched itself into the very fabric of New York—and how law enforcement unraveled it piece by piece.

From the Bowery Boys and the Five Points Gang through the rise of the Jewish "Kosher Nostra" and the ascendance of the Italian Mafia, mobsters have played a major role in the city's history, lurking just around the corner or inside that nondescript building. Bill "the Butcher" Poole, Paul Kelly, Monk Eastman, "Lucky" Luciano, Carlo Gambino, Meyer Lansky, Mickey Spillane, John Gotti - each held sway over New York neighborhoods that nurtured them and gave them power.

In "The Five Families of New York," Mafia Library presents a gripping account of the ascension and decline of New York's foremost crime syndicates, from the legendary Lucky Luciano to the notorious Paul Castellano and John Gotti, and beyond. Through vivid storytelling, the book chronicles the relentless assault waged against these five families over two decades, a campaign that stands as the most successful law enforcement effort of the last century.

From the streets of Brooklyn to the halls of Hollywood, the Bonanno crime family built an empire of blood, loyalty, and betrayal. Led by the ambitious Joseph Bonanno, this Mafia dynasty rose to power as one of New York’s notorious Five Families—only to be torn apart by greed, ambition, and war. From the Banana Wars to the infamous Donnie Brasco infiltration, this gripping true crime account reveals how the Bonannos shaped America’s underworld—and inspired The Godfather itself.

Behind the headlines and Hollywood myths lies the true story of America’s most secretive Mafia empire. The Genovese Crime Family: The Mafia’s Silent Superpower traces their rise from Prohibition-era gangs to shadow rulers of unions, Wall Street, construction, and even Las Vegas. While rivals crumbled under betrayals and FBI heat, the Genovese thrived through discipline, deception, and invisibility.

Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise.

Step inside the world of America’s most powerful Mafia dynasty—the Gambino crime family. From the silent cunning of Carlo Gambino to the flamboyant reign of John Gotti, this gripping true account traces the family’s rise, dominance, and decline. Uncover the bloody power struggles, the unions and rackets that fueled their empire, the betrayals that shattered omertà, and the relentless FBI pursuit that brought them down. Blending history, crime, and culture, this book reveals the brutal reality behind the myth of the Mafia.

Forget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime. Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this is the first full-length book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the Mafia came to dominate organized crime in New York City during the 1930s through 1950s.

America’s first great organized-crime lord was a lady—a nice Jewish mother named Mrs. Mandelbaum. “A tour de force . . . With a pickpocket’s finesse, Margalit Fox lures us into the criminal underworld of Gilded Age New York.”—Liza Mundy, author of The Sisterhood A PARADE BEST BOOK OF...

"Johnny Boy" Gotti burst onto the national scene after a double murder catapulted him to the top of the Gambino family, the largest and most feared Mafia family in the USA. Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci reveal the man behind the headlines.

In the 1970s, Frank Lucas was the king of the Harlem drug trade, bringing in over a million dollars a day. He lived a glamorous life, hobnobbing with athletes, musicians, and politicians, but Lucas was a ruthless gangster. He was notorious for using the coffins of dead GIs to smuggle heroin into the United States, and, before being sentenced to 70 years in prison, he played a major role in the near death of New York City.

Indiana-born Vivian Gordon fluttered to New York in 1920 looking for fame and fortune. Before long, the flame-haired chorus girl parlayed her youth, beauty, and ambition into more profitable means as a tough and glamorous symbol of Prohibition-era excess. She was a speakeasy owner, blackmailer, high-end escort, extortionist, racketeer, and con woman. But given her dangerously intimate associations, Vivian was also a woman who knew too much and who rightfully feared for her life.

Meet Michael D. Blutrich, founder of Scores, the hottest strip club in New York history. A resourceful lawyer at one of the city's most respected firms, Blutrich fell into the skin trade almost by accident, but it was his legal savvy that made Scores the first club in Manhattan to feature lap dances and enabled him to neatly sidestep a law requiring dancers to wear pasties by instead covering their nipples with latex paint. Soon Scores was a home away from home for everyone from sports superstars and Oscar-winning actors to pop singers and political notables alike.

Step into the intriguing world of the Lucchese crime family, one of the most formidable and enigmatic factions in the American Mafia. From their humble beginnings in the early 1920s to their rise as one of the "Five Families" that dominated organized crime in New York City, the Lucchese family's captivating story is filled with ambition, power struggles, and ruthless tactics that kept them at the top of the criminal underworld.

King of the New York Streets is a gritty, utterly unrepentant memoir of growing up on the mean streets of New York City during the late 1970s.

From the beginnings of big-city police work to the rise of the Mafia, Rogues' Gallery is a colorful and captivating history of crime and punishment in the bustling streets of Old New York. Rogues' Gallery is a sweeping, epic tale of two revolutions, one feeding off the other, that played out on...