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Mobbed Up chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through the eyes of those who lived it: ex-mobsters, law enforcement officials, politicians and journalists. From back alleys to bank vaults, dimly lit basements to the neon glow of the Las Vegas Strip, the Review-Journal’s Reed Redmond will guide listeners through the 20th-century criminal underworlds of Chicago, Kansas City and Las Vegas. This 11-part narrative series is produced by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, in partnership with The Mob Museum. For more information, visit www.reviewjournal.com/mobbedup.
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Oscar Goodman's Philadelphia childhood gives the season closer its sharpest edge.
Season three ends by bringing Oscar Goodman back to Philadelphia, and the episode is at its best when it lets his family history do the work. A tight-knit household, dedicated parents, and two younger sisters shape the outline of his work ethic and his sense of fairness.
Oscar Goodman's story is framed through law, memory, and Las Vegas mob history.
Mobbed Up keeps Oscar Goodman at the center of Las Vegas history and legal conflict, and John Katsoulamidis presents him as both a forceful mayor and a longtime defense lawyer with deep ties to the city.
Oscar Goodman's road from mob lawyer to mayor comes wrapped in Las Vegas lore.
Mobbed Up frames Oscar Goodman as a larger-than-life Las Vegas figure, noting his estimate that he handled more than 300 criminal cases over 30 years and built a reputation defending major organized-crime figures.
Oscar Goodman, omerta, and the stakes of testimony anchor a compact look at mob-era justice and Philadelphia crime history.
Season 3, Episode 4 of Mobbed Up! The Fight for Las Vegas stays centered on Oscar Goodman, one of the last living legends of the mob era, while John Katsalamidis works through omerta, the code of silence that could make being a rat a death sentence.
Crime stories built from motive and consequence.
Hard lives, told without distance.
Mob history with case-file grit.
The season three finale of Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas profiles Oscar Goodman, the high-profile mob defense attorney who represented clients including Tony Spilatro, Jimmy Chagra, and Meyer Lansky before serving 12 years as Las Vegas mayor from 1999 to 2011.
Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas Season 3 Episode 7 ('Truth Challenged') confronts Oscar Goodman with assessments of his career from guests interviewed throughout the series, including author Jack Sheehan, former special attorney Stan Hunterton, LAPD investigator Mike Powell, journalist Jane Ann Morrison, Meyer Lansky's grandson Meyer Lansky II, and gaming attorney Jeff Silver.
Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas Season 3 Episode 6 covers Oscar Goodman's shift from high-profile mob defense attorney to Las Vegas mayor, focusing on the late 1990s period when Goodman grew disenchanted with a legal career that had become, in his words, purely about money.
This episode of Mobbed Up explores the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through firsthand accounts.
Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas episode "Rats" centers on omerta, Frank Collada, and Oscar Goodman's distrust of government witnesses.
Mobbed Up: The Fight for Las Vegas — Bonus: Season 2 Epilogue brings Jeff Gehrman, Ed Nigro, and former Nevada Governor Robert List to the Mob Museum for a panel on the Aladdin and Las Vegas’s organized-crime era.
This episode explores the relationship between Wayne Newton and Johnny Carson in 1980s Las Vegas, hinting at mob connections.
An interview with a former Las Vegas resident about life in the John S.
This episode discusses a phone call between Kansas City mob associates about the impact of a case on their casino operations in Las Vegas, specifically at the Stardust Hotel.
A narrative podcast exploring the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas, featuring a tour of a mob-connected fortress home.
The episode recounts the opening night of the Flamingo Hotel in 1946, highlighting the involvement of organized crime figures in Las Vegas.
A narrative podcast chronicling the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through firsthand accounts.
A narrative series chronicling the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas through interviews with ex-mobsters, law enforcement, and journalists.