Richard Marcus was a casino cheat in Las Vegas for 25 years. He used a mixture of chip scams and social engineering to con casinos such as Caesars Palace, the MGM Grand, and the Riviera […]
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How New York Chinatown Gangs Actually Work | How Crime Works | Insider
Mike Moy says he was a gang member in New York City’s Chinatown. He was recruited at his school’s gates and then got involved in a gang in the 1970s. Moy claims he was involved […]
Russian Mafia Expert Rates 10 Russian Mob Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider
Joe Serio, former CIA agent and Russian mafia investigator, rates Russian mob scenes in movies and TV, such as “John Wick,” for realism. Serio breaks down common tropes about the Russian mafia, such as the […]
How Money Laundering Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider
Robert Mazur is a former government agent who investigated drug-money laundering for the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the Internal Revenue Service intelligence division, and the Customs Service. While deep undercover in hot spots such as […]
How Counterfeit Money Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider
Jeff Turner counterfeited over $1 million in US currency. He forged the 1996-series $100 bill and later the 2013 “blue note.” He was indicted on federal conspiracy charges in 2019 and cooperated with the Secret […]
How The Irish Mob Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider
John “Red” Shea was a member of the Irish Mob in Boston in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a senior figure in James “Whitey” Bulger’s South Boston crew, which grew from the Winter Hill […]
How The Triads (Hong Kong Mafia) Actually Work | How Crime Works | Insider
Jimmy Tsui is a former member of Tung On in New York City’s Chinatown and of the Sun Yee On triad in Hong Kong. In 1985 in New York, he was arrested and charged with […]
How 8 Crimes Actually Work — From Bank Robbery to the New York Mafia | How Crime Works Marathon
Insider speaks with former criminals, undercover officers and gang members to discuss how various crimes actually work. Former New York Mafia made member John Pennisi breaks down how the mechanisms of the mob. Omar Sharif, […]
Ex-Mob Boss Rates 12 Mafia Movie Scenes | How Real Is It? | Insider
Michael Franzese, a former New York mobster and ex-caporegime of the Colombo crime family, rates classic mafia movie scenes on how accurate they are. The US mafia is featured in many classic movies from the […]
All 19 Ways The New York Mafia Makes Money | How Crime Works | Insider
Former New York Mafia made member John Pennisi speaks to Insider about all the ways the mob make their money. John Pennisi was born and raised in an Italian New York neighborhood where the mob […]