The Mafia had significant influence in the entertainment industry, particularly in the operation of nightclubs. Frank Sinatra denied having connections to the Mafia, but he benefited from ...
But there may be a much deeper connection between the Kennedys and the mob, and legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra reportedly served as a key intermediary and whipping boy in one case.
Late one winter night in 1963, a ringing phone woke up publicist Jim Mahoney. “Frank Sinatra’s attorney said, ‘You have to ...
With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.
It's 1972 and the Mafia crime families are at war ... hang out playing cards at a gambling den known as the "Sinatra Club" owned by Crazy Salvatore Polisi, the narrator of our story.
Sinatra became integral to the Kennedy presidential campaign - but his Mafia connections soon made Sinatra a political liability, requiring Kennedy to push him aside.