C.F. Marciano·Oct 23The Senator and the Mob Boss — When Frank Costello Came to WashingtonWhen Washington’s Power Brokers Met the Men of the Underworld
C.F. Marciano·Jul 15Willie Moretti: When Even the Boss Couldn’t Save You“Kiss the Ring. Dig Your Grave” series — Article 3
C.F. Marciano·Jun 30The 1932 Democratic Primary: The Mob’s Two-Way Bet on Power: How Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, and…In 1932, America was running on fear.
C.F. Marciano·Jun 26Attorney–Client Privilege… and the Body Count: Edward Bennett Williams: The Power Broker Who…Article 5 of a 5-part series: “Mob Mouthpieces: The Lawyers Who Danced with the Devil”
C.F. Marciano·Apr 7Diplomats of Blood: The Mafia Family That Mastered Control Without WarPower, in the underworld, is often misunderstood. It’s mistaken for noise — gunshots in the night, headlines screaming names, bodies…
C.F. Marciano·Aug 9, 2025The Kingmaker in the Shadows: Frank Costello and the Rotten Heart of Tammany HallFrank Costello didn’t need a gun. He didn’t need to order hits, run drug rings, or get his hands bloodied in turf wars. He controlled…
Vincent Tesi·Aug 9, 2025Mafia Boss Frank Costello and His Expensive Cab RideDirector Barry Levinson’s 2025 film The Alto Knights focuses on the power struggle between New York Mafia bosses Frank Costello and Vito…
C.F. Marciano·Jul 15, 2025The Mob Denier: J. Edgar Hoover, the Mafia, and the Coverup That Protected a SecretFor decades, America’s top cop stood before Congress, the press, and the American people with a straight face and a steel jaw, insisting…
C.F. Marciano·Jul 2, 2025The Illness Within: Cognitive Decline and the Erosion of the LionGuarino “Willie” Moretti, born February 24, 1894, in Bari, Italy, was once a formidable force in New Jersey’s underworld — Frank…
C.F. Marciano·Jul 1, 2025Blooms and Bullets: The Mobsters Who Loved to GardenWhen you think of mob bosses, you probably imagine smoky back rooms, sharp suits, blood-stained vendettas, and envelopes stuffed with cash…
