REEL-TO-REAL: Paul Newman Played A Role Based On Detroit Mafia Don Jack Tocco In Absence Of Malice
The 1981 film Absence of Malice, starring Paul Newman and penned by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Kurt Leudtke, was inspired by...
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NEW JACK CITY RELOAD: B.J. Chambers No Longer Making Living On The Street, Doesn’t Forget Roots, Family Though
Former Detroit drug kingpin B.J. Chambers is on the straight and narrow these days. But one of his new legit...
Gazing Into The Fish Bowl: Legendary Detroit Defense Atty. ‘Big Fish’ Used To Ball With The Best of The Best On The’ D’s’ Cage Scene
In addition to arguably being the most prominent, skilled and respected criminal defense attorney in the whole state of Michigan, Steve Fishman (right) was...
Motown Sound, Philly Soul Sound Were Helped Off Ground By Mob Figures, Federal Files Contend
Groundbreaking popular-music labels, Motown Records and Philly Groove Records, both got a boost in their business dealings due to their...
Jack Of All Trades: Legendary Detroit Mobster Billy Giacalone Speaks His Mind On Fed Bug
Snippets of FBI audio surveillance taken in iconic Detroit mafia figure Vito (Billy Jack) Giacalone's office in the 1960s. Because...
