Federal Drug Probe Almost Crashed Playboy Empire 40 Years Ago
The once heavily-publicized Playboy drug scandal peaked and then abruptly ended forty years ago this December, an anniversary men’s magazine...
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Spring 2015 Took With It Passing Of Kansas City Mafia Made Man Pete Tamburello
Missouri mafia power, Pete Tamburello, the last of longtime Kansas City mob boss Nick Civella's inner-circle, passed away last month. Tamburello,...
Arrest In NYC Led To Downfall of Detroit’s Murder Row Gang
The November 1977 heroin-smuggling bust and subsequent incarceration of former Detroit drug baron Harold (The Hawk) Morton for having a potential...
The Partnership That Lost Its’ Head: Detroit’s Frank Usher & Johnny Coach
Maybe instead of “Big Frank Nitti", historic Detroit drug boss Frank Usher’s nickname should have been “the Hatchet Man.” Arrested last...
Detroit Tigers Traded LeFlore In ’79 Partially Due To Ties To Frank Usher
Per DEA records, one of the main reasons the Detroit Tigers traded all-star baseball player Ron LeFlore in December 1979 was...
