The 1957 Apalachin meeting held in upstate New York was meant to solidify and streamline underground operations. Instead, it was raided by police and brought the Mafia down.
In 1957, newly-ascendant mob boss Vito Genovese felt on top of the world, and he wanted other mafia leaders to recognize it. So he called what is now referred to as the Apalachin meeting.
After years of quiet but violent power struggles for control of the Luciano crime family following Charles “Lucky” Luciano’s exile to Italy, Genovese’s two main rivals, Frank Costello and Albert Anastasia, were dead on his orders.
But both Anastasia and Costello were both survived by powerful friends who could sour Genovese’s victory with an all-out war.
To avert a bloodbath, Genovese turned to the mob confederacy known as the Commission, summoning more than 100 of the most powerful gangsters in the country to sleepy Apalachin, New York.
The summit was meant to seal Genovese’s rise to the top. No one could have known at the time that it would be the high-water mark of the American Mafia and the beginning of its downfall.
The recently launched Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company charges customers the same price it costs to manufacture these drugs, plus a 15% markup and a pharmacist fee. It delivers medications to every U.S. state except North Carolina, although its FAQ notes that it anticipates being able to ship there soon.
artsyguy65 over 2 years ago
And leave the gun but take the cannoli!
uniquename over 2 years ago
Pretty cynical view there Cynthia.
ChessPirate over 2 years ago
It’s a Conference of da Five Pharmalies…
raybarb44 over 2 years ago
Your signature or your brains are going to be on the contract…..
Silly Season over 2 years ago
Well, I didn’t know about it… So I looked it up.
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The 1957 Apalachin meeting held in upstate New York was meant to solidify and streamline underground operations. Instead, it was raided by police and brought the Mafia down.
In 1957, newly-ascendant mob boss Vito Genovese felt on top of the world, and he wanted other mafia leaders to recognize it. So he called what is now referred to as the Apalachin meeting.
After years of quiet but violent power struggles for control of the Luciano crime family following Charles “Lucky” Luciano’s exile to Italy, Genovese’s two main rivals, Frank Costello and Albert Anastasia, were dead on his orders.
But both Anastasia and Costello were both survived by powerful friends who could sour Genovese’s victory with an all-out war.
To avert a bloodbath, Genovese turned to the mob confederacy known as the Commission, summoning more than 100 of the most powerful gangsters in the country to sleepy Apalachin, New York.
The summit was meant to seal Genovese’s rise to the top. No one could have known at the time that it would be the high-water mark of the American Mafia and the beginning of its downfall.
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https://allthatsinteresting.com/apalachin-meeting
Pickled Pete over 2 years ago
About the cost of drugs in the states, take note:
https://tinyurl.com/mw8anmnj
The recently launched Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company charges customers the same price it costs to manufacture these drugs, plus a 15% markup and a pharmacist fee. It delivers medications to every U.S. state except North Carolina, although its FAQ notes that it anticipates being able to ship there soon.
gopher gofer over 2 years ago
wonder if de mob is demobbed…