October 27, 2017

Mob Talk: Ex-wiseguy reveals attempted gangland hit caught on video by the FBI

By PhillyVoice Staff

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The FBI caught an attempted hit on a prominent mobster on video and audio tape. Who was behind it?

In the latest episode of Mob Talk Sitdown, veteran journalists George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser present an exclusive interview with a former wiseguy who talks for the first time on YouTube about a gangland hit caught on video and audio tape by the FBI. He takes viewers inside this bloody, attempted hit-gone-bad that targeted a top-ranking mobster. Who carried it out and what was the motive?

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