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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 12 MIN

Dining Under Observation: How the FBI Sniffed Out Mafia Conversations in New York Restaurants

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 uncover how federal agents turned everyday Italian diners into listening posts, using telephoto lenses, bugs and undercover waitstaff to record conversations that eventually led to mob trials and prosecutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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