Craig Conant Vs. Fat Tony Salverno and the story of the last great don?
Anthony "Fat Tony" Salverno killed don's who screwed other member's wives, and whacked drug dealers bringing poison into the neighborhood. This week we bring in Craig Conant (@craigpconant on IG) from Just For Laughs 2019, MTV, and the hit podcast Community Service to help us determine if Fat Tony was the last great Mafia Don.
REFERENCES
NYT Obit for Fat Tony: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/29/us/anthony-fat-tony-salerno-80-a-top-crime-boss-dies-in-prison.html?scp=1&sq=Anthony%20Salerno&st=cse
NYT First Fat Tony Prison Time: https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/20/archives/salerno-67-given-6-months-in-prison-in-gambling-case.html?sq=%2522Anthony%2520Salerno%2522%2520sentenced&scp=6&st=cse
NYT coverage of the Commission trial: https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/27/nyregion/us-indictment-says-9-governed-new-york-mafia.html
Commission Indictment announcement: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/22/nyregion/reputed-mob-leader-among-15-indicted-on-racketeering-counts.html?scp=11&sq=Anthony%20Salerno&st=cse
Vulture article comparing actors to real life versions of mobsters: https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/the-true-story-of-the-irishman-characters.html
LA Time obituary article for Fat Tony: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-29-mn-4686-story.html
Daily Mail article about Trump paying Fat Tony for speedy construction: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3604081/Donald-Trump-s-hidden-business-dealings-Mafia-boss-Fat-Tony-Report-unearths-legal-papers-GOP-frontrunner-paid-mob-speed-building-Trump-Tower-keeping-unions-quiet.html
FBI History of La Cosa Nostra: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime/history-of-la-cosa-nostra
Second guilty verdict for racketeering under RICO law: https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/05/nyregion/salerno-and-8-found-guilty-as-racketeers.html#:~:text=Anthony%20(Fat%20Tony)%20Salerno%2C,bids%20in%20the%20construction%20industry.
Thousands of pages FBI document on Fat Tony: https://vault.fbi.gov/anthony-salerno/anthony-salerno-part-2-of-9/view
Fear City Documentary on Netflix