This panel will assess illicit networks and fentanyl in Brazil, Mexico, and other Latin American countries using the 3rd GEN Gang literature and criminal insurgency as lenses. Fentanyl and other synthetic drugs have risen in importance and in the political rhetoric surrounding them due to high numbers of overdose deaths particularly in the United S…

We will share our experiences in the great environment of the 24 Hours Conference on Global Organised Crime. Particularly how mafiaindanke e.V. was founded, the difficulties we encountered and how we managed to find our role in the public discourse. During the discussion, we will show the audience one possible way we can respond as a civil society …

Axel Hemmerling, Ludwig Kendzia, David Klaubert and Margherita Bettoni spent three years investigating when and how the Calabrian 'ndrangheta arrived in East Germany. They looked into newspaper archives, searched property register files, used FOIAs and talked to several sources in Germany and in Italy. In the process, they came across a major, stil…

One of the most efficient tools for promoting transparency, accountability, and good governance is open data technology. This panel will offer examples of how open data platforms can be used effectively and will consider opportunities for expanding the use of such data to improve good governance in Southeast Asia. The panel aims to shed light on th…

During this session, panellists will discuss the latest developments, challenges, and outlooks on Southeast Asia's drug trade, alongside UNODC’s ongoing support to enhance cross-border collaboration and information sharing. The region's drug trade has been marked by a decade of growth in the production and trafficking of synthetic drugs, particular…

This Roundtable Discussion will examine the interplay between politics and economics in the frontier peripheries and urban heartlands of Pakistan. Speakers Junaid Qureshi, Director European Foundation for South Asian Studies Dr. Prem Mahadevan, Specialised in research on organised crime, intelligence and irregular warfare. Taha Siddiqui, The Dissid…

This Roundtable Discussion will examine the question of how organized crime and political militancy interact in the Indian context. It will look at the role of mafia syndicates in perpetrating international terrorism, and will focus on Mumbai’s D-Company and drug gangs along the India-Pakistan border. The Mumbai bombings of 1993, which were carried…

This panel will discuss the main issues with illegal natural resources export and illegal tourism as well as the criminal activities, in relation to “China's mafia invasion” of the East Siberia region which was historically linked to the Silk Road. They will then talk about criminal law versus environmental direct action in democratic societies wit…

The practice of ‘cuckooing’, where vulnerable people have their homes taken over, has generated significant policy and practice attention across the UK over the last ten years. While not exclusively, this has often been associated with the workings of illicit drug markets, with connections made to the activities of organised crime and the supply mo…

The Director of GITOC, Mark Shaw, will discuss his new book Breaking the Bombers: How the Hunt for PAGAD Created a Crack Police Unit. This talk touches on the features, implications, and risks associated with vigilantism, as well as the most effective responses within the framework of the rule of law, aiming to reduce violence and curtail criminal …

Tom chats with Dom Cicale.

In this exclusive interview, former Mafia capo Michael Franzese shares his insights into the history of the New Jersey and Philadelphia mafia. Franzese, who was once one of the most powerful men in the mob, gives a firsthand account of the rise and fall of these two infamous criminal organizations. He talks about the major figures who shaped the ma…

Tom La Vecchia interviews John Dickie who is a Top Mafia Expert and Best Selling Author. They discuss the landscape of Italian organized crime in Italy and abroad. He states his research interests as "Representations of the Italian South, Italian nationalism and national identities, cultural history of liberal Italy, cultural and critical theory, o…

Top Mafia Expert Antonio Nicaso joins Tom on the podcast. Show sponsor: www.JSVCapital.com

Ex Bonanno Associate discusses how some mob content creators may be taking things too far. Check out show sponsor http://JSVCapital.com

Vincent Gigante was born on March 29, 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was previously married to Olympia Grippa. He died on December 19, 2005 in Springfield, Missouri, USA. The current "family" was founded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and was known as the Luciano crime family from 1931 to 1957, when it was renamed after boss Vito G…

Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the once powerful New England Mafia boss who was serving a life sentence behind bars for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner, has died at the age of 89, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Show Sponsor JSV Capital: http://JSVCapital.com #BostonMob #RhodeIsland #northend…

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacts on all aspects of the society, economy and politics - and organized crime is among those affected globally. This panel discusses different aspects of how criminal groups have adapted during the pandemic including the look into the most common modi operandi used by organized criminals in the theft of medicines and m…

This panel will discuss the latest research on women in OCGs in Latin America. Speakers will discuss their latest research and the chair will raise various issues. DEBORAH BONELLO Freelance video journalist based in Mexico City. ELAINE CAREY Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University in Michigan and historian of Mexico, crime, s…

"The Irish organized crime milieu has been recognized for its distinction, derived from its characterization as ‘family gangs,’ its international mobility nature, and the influence of paramilitary groups - while remains understudied. On a transnational level, criminal markets across Ireland and the United Kingdom are highly integrated and adaptable…

Cocaine Hoppers provides empirical evidence to explain the involvement of Nigerians in the international cocaine trade. Investigating the criminogenic environment created by the Nigerian “state crisis”, it traces the geographic, demographic, economic, hist orical, political, and cultural factors that have contributed to the cocaine culture in Niger…

OMCGs have been implicated in a range of organised criminal activities including narcotics manufacture and trafficking, prostitution, firearms trafficking, extortion and money laundering. In this session, four presentations will examine the structure and operation of OMCGs from Australian and Dutch perspectives. The first paper focuses on the micro…

This book is the outcome of an analysis and reflection on crime risks and financial criminal activity taking place in European professional football in recent decades. Its main goal is to discuss some relevant criminological issues in relation to the financing and ownership of professional football clubs and the transfer of players. As the title su…

At this session, we will present articles published in a recent issue of the journal Anti-Trafficking Review, which focused on the theme ‘Traffickers’. The issue explored the characteristics, motivations, and modus operandi of those convicted or suspected of human trafficking, their relationships with victims, their treatment in the criminal justic…

In this session, Oleksii Serdyuk and Anna Markovska will present their paper on the level of war-time organized criminal activity in Ukraine by using media reports and anecdotal evidence from Kharkiv and Odesa. After this intervention, André Duffles Teixeira Aranega will present his findings on the ‘crime-conflict nexus’ to demonstrate the intercon…

This session, moderated by Fatjona Mejdini, will be dedicated to understanding the threats posed by illicit flows to maritime and port security. More specifically, panelists will discuss how and why illicit trade manifests in port premises and along rivers. Starting from the international perspective, prof. Sergi will illustrate international cocai…

Assassinations, or contract killings, have been largely used by criminal groups as a form of criminal governance: to exert territorial control and control of their illicit markets, targeted violence was commonly seen as the modus operandi by many groups. However, increasingly, the spill over of these gang turfs have affected victims from civil soci…

This roundtable will discuss the situation of organised crime in the UK and policy implications. FELIA ALLUM Professor of comparative organised crime and corruption, University of Bath, UK ELLA COCKBAIN Dr Ella Cockbain's research focuses primarily on human trafficking, child sexual abuse and labour market abuses. She is interested in rigorous, nua…

The purpose of the Roundtable is to identify why there is no academic or thinktank discourse focused on organized crime in India, especially when the phenomenon of mafia-style criminality touches upon such issues as national security (ie., terrorism), economic performance, democratic politics and megacity policing. Organized crime should be a prime…

Michael Vecchione joins the relaunched Mobsters Inc. as they discuss the life and journey of Luigi Ronsisvalle. Luigi was a gun for hire for the Sicilian Mafia as he wanted nothing more than to get made. Michael Vecchione is a best selling author of Homicide Is My Business: Luigi the Zip―A Hitman’s Quest for Honor. Get the book here: https://amzn.t…

Tom and Jason interview Billy Cutolo Jr on the Armchair MBA. Check out the podcast merch store: http://ArmChairMBAStore.com

Watch the video interview here with Subtitles on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0GHWq2Ikhw Tom interviews Maria Isabel Santos the widow of Pablo Escobar.

Was the Jersey Mob involved with the murder of OJ's ex wife?

Frank Fiordillino, ex Bonanno associate discusses the Sicilian Mafia Heroin pipeline. Get your Armchair MBA Merch here: http://ArmChairMBAStore.com

Tom hosts the Justin and Eric from the Burn Down Podcast. Check them out here: https://www.burndownpodcast.com/ Check out merch here: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com

Steve Saka has always demanded that the most exact standards be honored at all times. Regarded as a cigar expert throughout the industry, he is credited as being an experienced cigar maker, a prolific author regarding cigars and black tobaccos, a forefather within the online media segment and a dynamic tobacco industry executive. In 2000, he worked…

He shares his version of the story which was one of the worst mob massacre's in Mob history. Check out the Merch store here: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com Check out Josie's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvk7kpwl5oV6CZ6VcJc26Zw Bobby Luisi: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Am-8pzV7WGwjIRTPayT1w/featured…

Did Toto Riina, the Boss of Bosses of Sicilian Cosa Nostra want to take out John Gotti. According to Rosario Naimo who turned states evidence (in Italy) said that Riina was set to give the order to take out the Teflon Don - John Gotti. Check out our merch store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com This Day in the Mob: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SixK…

Tom has a meaningful conversation with Myron Sugerman who is considered the last Jewish Gangster. He met such heavyweights at Meyer Lansky, Tommy Eboli and Gerry Catena. He also discusses the history of the Jews as well. Myron is a class act and this is a must watch interview. Get your merch here: https://armchairmbastore.com/collecti... Check out …

Frank joins the Armchair MBA and shares his powerful story. He testified against his own father during Operation Family Secrets. Check out Frank here: https://www.familysecretstours.com/ Get some merch at: https://ArmchairMBAStore.com

Gene Borrello was sentenced by a federal judge, which includes 2 year probation in Florida. Gene provided an exclusive interview as he shared his raw feelings right before sentencing. He doesn't hold back as he no clue what his future holds. Here is my original interview with Gene: https://bit.ly/37uQUYH Get funding for your business, JSV Capital: …

Karen joins the podcast as we discuss her life growing up as the daughter of Sammy the Bull. Although I've known her for years, I've learned a lot about Karen in this important interview. Let us know what you think of Karen's journey in the comments below. Shop the new MERCH Store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com #KarenGravano #sammythebull #Gravano…

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Tom sits down with Frank Fiordilino during a live stream q and a. Check out the NEW MERCH Store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com

Live interview with former Mobster Larry Mazza.

Don Capria joins Tom as they discuss The Colombo Book. Who really killed Joe Colombo? Was it the mob, FBI or even the CIA? Tom and Don unpack the theories from the book in a lively discussion. Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/3wlYddN Check out the new Armchair MBA Merch Store: http://ArmchairMBAStore.com…

Judge John Gleeson who is the Author of Gotti Wars joins Tom on the Armchair MBA. They discuss the strategy used to put away one of the most notorious gangsters since Alphonse Capone. Check out the Gotti Wars book here: https://amzn.to/3w2oGwU Our NEW Merch Store: https://bit.ly/39x7wji

Tom interviews rock legend Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. Dee shares his story how we went bankrupt more than once and he rebounded. You'll hear the rock legend. give one of his most candid interviews to date. Show sponsor, get money for your business: http://JSVCapital.com Check out Dee's website: http://DeeSnider.com…

Today's Mafia Snack is focusing La Stidda which is Sicilian Mafia like organization based in the southern part of the Sicilian island. They split off from the Sicilian Mafia and overall appear to be even more ruthless. Check out our show Sponsor, JSV Capital: http://JSVCapital.com Check out Deeper Globalism: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvfF...…

David Meltzer is the Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. Considered one of the top esports entrepreneurs and investors, David is also a three-time international best-selling author, a Top 100 Business Coach, …