It begins with a rash of high stakes burglaries throughout New York. It ends more than two decades later in a massive police department scandal. A dagger to the heart of the city. Taking Down the Mob, National Geographic (US) 2011
This story proves the Mafia still has clout. ibid.
Wire-taps reveal members of several New York organised crime families took part in the Bulova heist. ibid.
The detectives have stumbled on to a notorious band of burglars. Nicknamed by police the Bypass Gang. ibid.
The Bypass Gang is robbing the city blind. The heists throughout the New York area continue unabated. ibid.
Dominick [Costa] is so good he can open the toughest safes on the planet. ibid.
Each time detectives put enough muscle on a mobster to get him to agree to cooperate, somehow words gets out. ibid.
Information on dozens of mob cases continued to leak out. But how? ibid.
They bring Dominick in for questioning … The detectives give Dominick a generous cooperation deal. ibid.
Without warning the gunmen fire point-bank striking Dominick five times. ibid.
Fourteen members of the Bypass Gang are taking into custody. ibid.
Casso goes into hiding … He is arrested on January 19th 1993. ibid.
Two high-ranking detectives in the New York police department … Hunting two of their own who possibly betrayed the entire force … Casso gives up the names of the crooked cops on his payroll: Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa. ibid.
‘He was known as the John Gotti of Chinatown.’ Gangsters: America’s Most Evil s1e5: Machine Gun Johnny, CI 2012
In New York City gangs of foreign nationals were pitted in a war of their own for control of their community. ibid.
China Town started a new chapter. One of the most visible and violent gangs in China Town were known as the Flying Dragons. ibid.
Johnny Eng – Machine Gun Johnny – suspected of multiple homicides while running a gang of heroin smugglers and drugs dealers. ibid.
Both Wah Tom Lee and Michael Yu agree to testify against their boss. ibid.
Johnny Eng was sentenced to 24 years behind bars. ibid.
‘He was looked upon almost cultishly.’ Gangsters: America’s Most Evil s1e6: King Blood: Luis Felipe, expert
Two Latin Kings testified against their former leader. ibid.
Clarence Heatley – the Black Hand of Death. Gangsters: America’s Most Evil s2e1: The Black Hand of Death
In a 47-count indictment he was charged with masterminding a violent multi-million-dollar drug ring in Harlem and the Bronx. ibid.
The Preacher Crew coincided with the arrival of Crack Cocaine. ibid.
‘This guy [Bartolome] Moya created a new business model.’ Gangsters: America’s Most Evil s2e2: The Shadow Kingpin Bartolome Moya
‘They were posing as police officers – snatching people off the street.’ ibid.
‘39 homicides in 4 states, 3 car bombings, a dozen kidnappings, numerous robberies.’ ibid.
Moya ran a ruthless crew of drug dealers and killers from the shadows. ibid.
‘He was the ultimate gangster.’ Gangsters: America’s Most Evil s3e3: Sex Money Murder: Pistol Pete Rollock, rozzer
Even behind bars he still lorded over a ruthless gang with a memorable name: Sex Money Murder. ibid.
From the chaos of the New York City streets rises a legion of visionary gangsters, determined to create their own version of the American dream. The Making of the Mob, Quest 2015
The American Mafia – making millions, killing thousands, and changing the face of crime for ever. ibid.
In the fall of 1931 Charles Lucky Luciano calls the most powerful gangsters in America to a hotel in Chicago for a meeting that will soon change everything. ibid.
They still have to give a huge cut of their profits to Joe Masseria. ibid.
Luciano and Lansky decide that they're going to use their gangs to take out Joe the Boss Masseria. A move that will lead to an all-out war unlike anything New York has ever seen. ibid.