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Jun 2022
1h 33m

Episode 62: The Current State Of The Maf...

Jeff Nadu
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On Episode 62, Jeff is joined by crime reporter, blogger and podcaster Scott Burnstein. They delve into the current state of the Mafia in America. They highlight what families are active, what the leadership looks like and what the families are doing to earn nowadays. A huge episode chocked full of info. Check out Scott at www.thegangsterreport.com and the "Original Gangsters" podcast which can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/original-gangsters-a-true-crime-talk-podcast/id1467014230 PLEASE give us a follow on socials! FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE and please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYV0eyKQFhNZwLXpx7I0Ng FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @thesitdown7   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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