New Mafia Show on American Heroes Channel

By Ed Scarpo



Al Aumuller, World Telegram staff photographer
American Heroes Channel: The Mafia's Greatest Hits uncovers the extraordinary truth behind some of the Mafia's most notorious outlaws, and reveals how the FBI and law enforcement developed the techniques to crack the organization and bring it to justice.

This is the story of the rise and fall of the Mafia, told by the people who brought it down.



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  1. AnonymousMay 26, 2014, 2:13:00 PM

    These people aren't heroes. They work for the State, which to me is far worse than the Mafia. The Mafia hasn't committed any where near the atrocities the Government has.

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    1. Ed ScarpoMay 27, 2014, 8:39:00 AM

      I always think of the Enron era, the billions lost and lives destroyed. They're really no worse than the robber barons who stole fortunes and formed many of today's ruling dynasties.

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  2. DINOMay 28, 2014, 5:56:00 PM

    I have to agree with Anonymous wholeheartedly on this here subject. What these united states of america has gotten away with,and with all the families they've hurt, in my book these "atrocities" should be called what in fact they are, crimes against humanities.

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    1. JBMay 29, 2014, 12:01:00 AM

      Nobody likes to hear the truth
      u and me cant leave the country without a passport yet the drugs flow smoothly across the boaders to help finance the CIA to overthrow other countries

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