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Adjectives that come to mind when people think of the most infamous organized crime figures may include ruthless, intimidating, or charismatic, but what about fashionable?

The “Mafia” or “Mob” aesthetic has gone in and out of style over the past century, often popularized by iconic movies and TV shows such as


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No one made life more difficult for the Mob than Robert Blakey.

In 1969, Blakey, a Notre Dame Law School professor, left academia to serve as chief counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures. In that capacity, he crafted the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which became known by its acronym, RICO....


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Fifty years after U.S. officials brought down Leslie “Ike” Atkinson, the claim that heroin was smuggled into the United States inside the coffins—and even the bodies—of dead American soldiers still persists. The mistruth, repeated in court and amplified by figures such as drug kingpin


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