Crime Inc: The Real Story of the Mafia (7 Parts)

Synopsis: The story of the Mafia told with the use of interviews with former mafia boss, Jimmy the Weasel Fratianno, archive home movies and FBI surveillance footage. Originally shown as a 7-part television series.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2002
Year of production: 1984
Notes: Broadcast in 7 parts on Thames Television in 1984.
Subjects: Sociology
Keywords: criminology; drug trafficking; gambling; Mafia; surveillance

Title: All in the family
Synopsis: Looks at the men who make up the Mafia
Title: Making of the Mob
Synopsis: The history of the mob from the government’s prohibition of aclohol that gave the mob its start in America to the present and the lucrative illegal drug market.
Title: Racket busters
Synopsis: Focuses on the men who try to break up the mob, from G-Men to FBI informers.
Title: Birthright of gangsters
Synopsis: Examines the link between organised crime and gambling.
Title: Mob at work, The
Synopsis: Investigates the ties between the Mafia and organised labour.
Title: Make it legitimate
Synopsis: Shows how the mob uses legitimate business to protect their illegal activities.
Title: Old mob and the new, The
Synopsis: Reveals how the mob’s involvement in drug sales has caused violent deaths in the American government’s war on drugs.

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