28 Bits of Trivia About the World of Organized Crime

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28 Bits of Trivia About the World of Organized Crime

Look what you got yourselves into. You stepped into the random fact club and the intimidating gentlemen in the private booth are seriously eyeing you. Better take these crime tidbits in quickly before a burly dude named Sal throws you out on your keister. 

Oh, and it goes without saying, but don’t breathe a word about these to anyone. 

Al Capone’s Armored Limousine

SINCE YOU'RE NOT USING IT CRACKED.COM Al Capone's armored limousine was seized by the FBI, and was later used to protect President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was the first time a U.S. president was protected by an armored vehicle.

The Oddfather

THE ODDFATHER CRACKED.COM Vincent The Chin Gigante was the boss of New York's Genovese crime family, who wandered the streets in pajamas and mumbled incoherently for 30 years, in an elaborate act to avoid prosecution. The media dubbed him The Oddfather.

El Chapo

IN THIS TOGETHER CRACKED.COM In 2005, Mexican drug lord Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán dined at a restaurant. His henchmen told the 30 diners to remain calm as they locked the doors, and collected their cell phones. After finishing his meal, he left and paid everyone's bill.

Gang Tattoos

PROVE IT, COPPER! CRACKED.COM In 2011, a California gang member was arrested for driving with an expired license. While in custody, police noticed that his chest tattoos depicted an unsolved liquor store robbery and murder. After questioning, he confessed and was convicted.

Corrupt Cops in Spain

CORRUPT COPS CRACKED.COM IN THE SPANISH CITY OF MERIDA, THE ENTIRE POLICE DRUG SQUAD WAS SHUT DOWN FOR CORRUPTION AND DRUG TRAFFICKING. POLIZEI S T E D ONE COP HAD BOASTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA: I HAVE AS MUCH MONEY AS PABLO ESCOBAR.

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Pablo Escobar

Wiz Khalifa made himself unwelcome in Colombia by glorifying Escobar. On a visit to Medellin, he left flowers at Pablo Escobar's grave - - the mayor called him That scoundrel and said he's no longer welcome there. CRACKED.COM

Source: CNN

Frank Costello

Real-life gangster Frank Costello inspired Don Corleone. He was called The Prime Minister of the Mafia, and he was measured and used violence only when other options were exhausted. Marlon Brando even based Corleone's voice on Costello's. CRACKED.COM

Source: AMC

HSBC’s Money Laundering

HSBC HSBC HSBC HAS BEEN INVOLVED FOR YEARS IN MONEY LAUNDERING ON A MASSIVE SCALE, THEIR CLIENTS INCLUDING DRUG CARTELS AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

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