How the Mafia Made Millions From NYC’s Cement Supply

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Discover how New York’s Mafia families secretly controlled the city’s cement and construction industry, turning ordinary building materials into a multi-million-dollar empire. From rigged contracts to violent enforcement, this is the hidden story of organized crime’s grip on NYC’s skyline. #MafiaHistory #NYCMafia #ConcreteCartel #OrganizedCrime #TrueCrime #ConstructionRackets #MobEmpire #BrooklynMob #GangsterStories #CrimeHistory Source: 1. New York Times: U.S. Jury Convicts Eight as Members of Mob Commission (1986) https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/20/nyregion/us-jury-convicts-eight-as-members-of-mob-commission.html The definitive newspaper coverage of the November 1986 conviction of the Mafia Commission, including Anthony Salerno and the bosses of New York's five families for operating a criminal enterprise. 2. Wikipedia: Mafia Commission Trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_Commission_Trial Comprehensive overview of the 1985-1986 RICO prosecution led by Rudolph Giuliani, including details about the concrete cartel, bid-rigging operations, and the charges involving extortion and labor racketeering. 3. The Mob Museum: The Commission Trial Lifted the Lid on the New York Mafia https://themobmuseum.org/blog/the-commission-trial-lifted-the-lid-on-the-new-york-mafia/ Historical analysis of the 1986 trial that exposed the inner workings of the Mafia Commission and its control over New York's construction industry. 4. Politico Magazine: Just What Were Donald Trump's Ties to the Mob? https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/donald-trump-2016-mob-organized-crime-213910 Investigative article detailing the connections between developers (including Trump), John Cody's Teamsters Local 282, and mobsters Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno and Paul Castellano in the concrete business. 5. New York Times: CODY Sentenced to 5-Year Term as a Racketeer (1982) https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/02/nyregion/cody-sentenced-to-5-year-term-as-a-racketeer.html Primary source documenting John Cody's 1982 conviction for racketeering as head of Teamsters Local 282, the union that controlled all concrete delivery trucks in New York City. 6. New York Times: JAVITS Center Records Sought for Inquiry on Concrete Bids (1986) https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/29/nyregion/javits-center-records-sought-for-inquiry-on-concrete-bids.html Federal investigation into mob-controlled concrete contracts at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, including connections to Anthony Salerno. 7. Corfix Blog: The Concrete Club - The Truth About Construction & the NYC Mafia https://www.corfix.com/blog/concrete-club-construction-organized-crime/ Detailed analysis of the Concrete Club's operations, including testimony from the 1986 trial of Carmine Persico, bid-rigging mechanisms, and the two percent kickback system. 8. New York Times: Corruption is Called a Way of Life in New York Construction Industry (1982) https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/25/nyregion/corruption-is-called-a-way-of-life-in-new-york-construction-industry.html Contemporary reporting from 1982 documenting widespread corruption, bid-rigging conspiracies with organized crime figures, and the culture of extortion in NYC construction. 9. Gangsters Inc: The Evil That Men Do - The Killing of Robert Kubecka & Donald Barstow https://gangstersinc.org/2010/12/02/the-evil-that-men-do-the-killing-of-robert-kubecka-donald-barstow/ Detailed account of the 1989 murders of Robert Kubecka and Donald Barstow, independent contractors who challenged the mob's monopoly and paid with their lives. 10. New York Times: Jurors Find Gigante Guilty of Racketeering (1997) https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/26/nyregion/jurors-find-gigante-guilty-of-racketeering-not-murder.html Documentation of Vincent "The Chin" Gigante's 1997 conviction for racketeering, marking the downfall of the Genovese family leadership after Anthony Salerno's imprisonment and death.