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Part 2 - The Russian Mafia Comes to Brooklyn
Part 2 - The Russian Mafia Comes to Brooklyn
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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In part 2 of our episode on the Russian Mafia coming to Brooklyn, we are joined by journalist Michael Weiss to continue our story of how mostly Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union set up shop in Brighton Beach and formed the 'Russian Mafia'. We talk about the war for Brighton Beach between Boris Nayfeld and Monya Elson, the arrival of the infamous and feared vor y zakone (allegedly!) Yaponchik, and how Russian gangsters in Brighton Beach bilk the US government out of billions of dollars through healthcare scams.
Released:
Oct 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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