The Accent Podcast's video: Explorer 27: Louis Ferrante ex-Gambino on the History of American Mafia

Lou Ferrante is a former Gambino crime family mobster, who spent eight and a half years in prison, successfully appealed his conviction and became a bestselling writer. His books have been translated into 20 different languages. Lou spent the last seven years writing a comprehensive book on the history of the American Mafia - BORGATA - with the first volume of the trilogy just published and available in the US and UK. GET VOLUME ONE OF "BORGATA: RISE OF EMPIRE" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/425r1GX SUPPORT THE ACCENT ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/theaccentpodcast TIMESTAMPS 01:05 Nature vs nurture 05:15 Old mafia stories that don’t make sense 09:30 Borgata 15:15 Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky 24:00 Authority of Mafia soldiers 30:15 What can’t the boss do 31:55 Mafia and Russian gangs (Ivankov story) 36:50 Joe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano 49:05 Sammy the Bull 52:05 Vito Genovese 01:00:00 Al Capone 01:04:00 Arnold Rothstein – underrated figure