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The Most Successful American Mobster EVER: Tony Accardo

2024/3/12
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Danny Gold: 本集讲述了Tony Accardo,绰号"Big Tuna"和"Joe Batters",他从Al Capone的助手到芝加哥帮的领导者,统治了芝加哥帮40年,将该组织从一个地方性的禁酒帮派发展成为一个全国性的庞然大物,涉足拉斯维加斯的赌场等多个领域。他的成功在于他低调的行事风格,以及在权力斗争中巧妙地生存和发展。他与Paul Ricca长期保持权力共享,在面对税务调查和参议院听证会时,他总是能够巧妙地避开法律的制裁,最终在86岁高龄安详离世。他的家族也延续了成功,他的后代在NFL中取得了巨大的成就。 Sean Williams: 本集与以往不同,讲述的是一个黑帮老大的成功故事,而不是通常的失败和悲剧。Accardo的成功之处在于他能够在复杂的权力斗争中生存下来,并建立起一个庞大的犯罪帝国。他与Paul Ricca的权力共享模式也是一个独特的案例。Accardo的成功也体现在他家族的延续,他的后代在NFL中取得了巨大的成功。 Sean Williams: 本集探讨了Tony Accardo非比寻常的成功,以及他如何避免了通常困扰黑帮老大的命运——被杀害或入狱。他通过低调的行事风格、精明的商业头脑以及与Paul Ricca的权力共享,在芝加哥帮中维持了长期的统治地位。他的成功也体现在他家族的延续,他的后代在NFL中取得了巨大的成功,这与那些死于非命或锒铛入狱的黑帮老大形成了鲜明对比。 Danny Gold: Accardo的故事展现了黑帮运作的复杂性,以及个人能力和环境因素如何共同塑造一个人的命运。他并非一个简单的暴徒,而是一个具有战略眼光和商业头脑的领导者,他能够利用禁酒令、工会等各种机会扩张自己的势力,并巧妙地避开法律的制裁。他的成功也并非偶然,而是他长期以来谨慎、低调和精明策略的结果。

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Tony Accardo, known as 'Joe Batters,' rose from being a hitman for Al Capone to becoming one of the most powerful mob bosses in the American Mafia, leading the Chicago Outfit for 40 years.

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Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo aka the Big Tuna (!) was one of the most powerful Mob Bosses that the American Mafia has ever seen, sitting atop the brutal Chicago Outfit for 40 years. From being an errand boy turned hitman for none other than Al Capone to taking the Outfit from a local prohibition gang to a national powerhouse with multiple Vegas casinos, Accardo's seven decade career in the underworld is legendary.

And you'll never guess which current NFL all stars are his great-grandsons...

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