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Mafia Spies

Tony Accardo isa perfect example. So in the '50s,Accardo wanted to become consigliere to...

[birds chirping] Tony Accardo is
a perfect example. So in the '50s,
Accardo wanted to become consigliere to the outfit. Tony Accardo put in
Sam Giancana as the operating boss,
which is essentially the organized crime equivalent
of a CEO in a corporation. He runs it on
a day to day basis

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Tony Accardo is a perfect example.
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So in the '50s, Accardo wanted to become
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consigliere to the outfit.
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Tony Accardo put in Sam Giancana
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as the operating boss, which is essentially
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the organized crime equivalent of a CEO in a corporation.
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He runs it on a day to day basis.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:12
Uploaded
Apr 08, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Reveals the startling tale of the CIA's, the mob's, and Sinatra's Rat Pack's connections from Vegas to Miami to Havana, exploring America's most amazing espionage operations ever.
S01 • E01 "The New York Times" reports that there's a sizable group - Mafia Spies 00:29
"The New York Times" reports that there's a s...
S01 • E05 He got people to come through for Jack. - Mafia Spies 00:05
He got people to come through for Jack.
S01 • E04 And the mob hated it, and legitimately, - Mafia Spies 00:10
And the mob hated it, and legitimately,
S01 • E02 But he was running the Hollywood extortion scam, - Mafia Spies 00:09
But he was running the Hollywood extortion scam,
S01 • E04 We have to look at that period of time, - Mafia Spies 00:17
We have to look at that period of time,
S01 • E02 And in 1948, Bryan Foy hires him on - Mafia Spies 00:12
And in 1948, Bryan Foy hires him on
S01 • E03 Accardo thought Sam Giancana would be just like him, - Mafia Spies 00:17
Accardo thought Sam Giancana would be just like him,
S01 • E02 In the census records, 1950, he put his profession-- - Mafia Spies 00:17
In the census records, 1950, he put his profession--
S01 • E04 And a big campaign goes out, initiated by the mob, - Mafia Spies 00:13
And a big campaign goes out, initiated by the mob,
S01 • E05 And the quid pro quo is that Frank has to get - Mafia Spies 00:23
And the quid pro quo is that Frank has to get
S01 • E03 Giancana's got this nice little bungalow house - Mafia Spies 00:23
Giancana's got this nice little bungalow house
S01 • E04 So they wanted to actually assassinate - Mafia Spies 00:07
So they wanted to actually assassinate
S01 • E02 [dramatic flourish] - Mafia Spies 00:08
[dramatic flourish]
S01 • E04 We look back at this and we think, - Mafia Spies 00:07
We look back at this and we think,
S01 • E04 [dramatic music] - Mafia Spies 00:33
[dramatic music]
S01 • E05 [soft music] - Mafia Spies 00:28
[soft music]
S01 • E02 Throughout all this time, - Mafia Spies 00:08
Throughout all this time,
S01 • E01 So they thought that was true in the world, - Mafia Spies 00:08
So they thought that was true in the world,
S01 • E02 And then in 1956, after Jack Dragna died, - Mafia Spies 00:16
And then in 1956, after Jack Dragna died,
S01 • E03 But when Giancana's wife died, all that changed. - Mafia Spies 00:57
But when Giancana's wife died, all that changed.