For much of the last century, the American mafia controlled industries, kept police, judges, and politicians on its payroll and literally got away with murder. But somewhere in between Don Corleone’s version of La Cosa Nostra and Tony Soprano’s, the once-powerful organized crime syndicate lost its grip on power. In a three-part investigation, The Daily Wire looks at what the mob once was, how it was brought down, and how it may soon be back on the rise.
It was Christmas time in New York City, but the crisp December air had just been shattered by the sound of bullets outside a midtown Manhattan steak house. Bystanders swarmed the area, craning their necks to stare aghast at a well-dressed man lying dead on the sidewalk.
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