EPISODE · Sep 8, 2026 · 17 MIN
Construction Skids: How the Mafia Rigged Public Bids
from A History of the American Mafia Podcast: Organized Crime, Mob Families, Bosses, Gangsters, Prohibition, Criminal Trials, and the Rise of La Cosa Nostra · host Podily & Josh Linsk
In this episode we explore how Mafia families infiltrated public construction bids across New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and beyond—turning sidewalk projects into cash farms. Through federal antitrust prosecutions, union influence, and landmark cases such as the Ianniello conviction and Atlantic City construction group trial, we uncover how these schemes siphoned billions from taxpayers while keeping mob power intact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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