EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 6 MIN
Numbers vs. Keys: How a Small Crew Held Detroit’s Maritime Power
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
Join us as we dive into Detroit’s Maritime Partnership, the Patriarca family’s Vegas skims, and how union control over shipping lanes gave small crews outsized power—revealing why influence beats numbers in the underworld. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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