The ongoing series “Organized Influence" tracks the political influence of the Laborers’ International Union in… Read More
25 Interesting Americans Tied to Raymond Patriarca
For more than forty years Raymond Patriarca ruled organized crime in much of New England and influenced the crime Commission across the United States.
He battled with Presidents, controlled governors, and held betting debts from NFL players.
Cheat Sheet 62, FBI Files: Good Eating and Betting at the Chalet Restaurant
Each week accompanying the segments of the FBI files on Raymond Patriarca and expert analysis on the documents released,… Read More
A Key Player in the Patriarca Era Retires - Vespia Steps Down
Vincent Vespia and Raymond Patriarca are inexplicably linked together. In the early 1980s, Vespia, then a top State Police… Read More
Cheat Sheet 61, FBI Files: Coia Called Patriarca a “Saint,” RI Country Club & Breeding Rottweilers
The tangled web between Ray Patriarca, head of the New England crime family, and Arthur Coia has had many twists over… Read More
Cheat Sheet 60, FBI Files: Is Coia Son Like Father?
Each week accompanying the segments of the FBI files on Raymond Patriarca and expert analysis on the documents released,… Read More
Cheat Sheet 59, FBI Files: Coia’s Relationship with Patriarca, FBI and the Clintons
Each week accompanying the segments of the FBI files on Raymond Patriarca and expert analysis on the documents released,… Read More
Cheat Sheet 58, FBI Files: Patriarca and Coia, the Massive Effort to Prosecute
Each week accompanying the segments of the FBI files on Raymond Patriarca and expert analysis on the documents released,… Read More
