All posts tagged: Mob Talk

MOB TALK with Denny Griffin

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    Wednesday, November 16 at 9pm ETListen LIVE: http://blogtalkradio.com/crimewire     Join famous Las Vegas True Crime and Mob Author, Denny Griffin, along with his special guests, discussing all things MOB! The popular 1995 movie Casino was a fictionalized account of the Las Vegas era of Chicago Outfit enforcer Tony Spilotro and Outfit associate Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal. One of the scenarios addressed in the film is the skimming of money from the casinos and into the pockets of several Midwest crime bosses. The skim was real, not a creation of Hollywood. On tonight’s show co-hosts Andrew DiDonato and Denny Griffin will talk with retired FBI agent Lynn Ferrin. Lynn was the Las Vegas case agent for the skim investigations called Operation Strawman. Lynn will tell us the real story about how the skim was run, by whom, and how the feds brought it down. He’ll also comment on the movie and how law enforcement was portrayed in the film. If you’re a Mob buff, a Las Vegas or Casino fan, you won’t want to miss this show. http://www.imaginepublicity.com …

MOB TALK RADIO with Dennis Griffin Welcomes Ex-Mobster, Frank Cullotta

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MOB TALK on Crime Wire Radio On Wednesday, October 12, 9pm ET, co-hosts Andrew DiDonato and Denny Griffin will welcome former Chicago and Las Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta to MOB TALK on Crime Wire Radio. Listen LIVE….click here Frank Cullotta was born in Chicago in 1938. He began his decades-long criminal career as a teenager, graduating from petty theft to burglary, armed robbery, arson and murder. While growing up he met another young tough on the streets of the Windy City: Tony Spilotro. The two boys became friends and criminal allies. As they grew older Frank preferred to operate independent of the Mob. But Tony went on to become a made man and feared enforcer of the Chicago Outfit. And in 1971 the Outfit bosses sent him to Las Vegas to keep an eye on their casino interests. Returning to Chicago after being released from prison in 1974, Frank was invited to join Tony in Sin City. It was an offer he initially declined. But by 1979 Frank was under intense pressure from law enforcement in Chicago and agreed to join Tony in Vegas. His role was to watch Tony’s back and apply muscle as …

Dennis Griffin Book Signing and Mob Talk in New York

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Author Dennis Griffin will be signing copies of SURVIVING THE MOB at Barnes and Noble,  3454 Erie Boulevard East, DeWitt, NY 13214 on October 5 at 7pm ET. Griffin will hold a discussion and Q&A along with signing books. SURVIVING THE MOB chronicles the true story of Andrew DiDonato, a former member of the Gambino crime family.  You  will be astounded learning about life in the Mob from a street soldier’s perspective. Andrew  lived in a world where there are few winners or happy endings. He’ll tell you what happens when you make wrong choices in your life and start down a road from which it is very difficult to turn back. You’ll come away realizing, just as Andrew does, how lucky he is to be alive. On October 6 at 10am ET, Griffin will be at the Baldwinsville Public Library, 33 East Genesee Street, Baldwinsville, NY presenting his now famous Las Vegas and the Mob Presentation.  His presentation has been well received in the Las Vegas area, always to a packed house. Dennis Griffin has penned several books on …

Dennis Griffin Debuts MOB TALK!

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On September 21 at 9 p.m. Eastern, MOB TALK will debut on Crime Wire radio. Join co- hosts Denny Griffin and Andrew DiDonato as they and their guests take listeners beyond the newspaper headlines and into the real world of organized crime. Listeners can interact with the hosts and guest through the show’s chat room or by telephone call in. MOB TALK is presented by BEAR Media Consultants, LLC  You’ll be able to hear the show at Crime Wire Radio The Co-hosts Andrew DiDonato Born in Queens, New York in 1965, his uncle was a capo in the Genovese organized crime family, and he grew up in Mob-controlled neighborhoods in both Queens and Brooklyn. In 1983, Andrew was put on record with the Gambino crime family by one of its most respected and feared captains, Nicky Corozzo. As a street soldier in Corozzo’s crew, Andrew was involved in a wide range of criminal activity, including bank burglaries, armed robberies, extortion, bookmaking, assault, and attempted murder. On the streets and in the eyes of Corozzo and the Gambinos, he established a reputation as a fearless warrior and an excellent …