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Part 1: Patriarca Mafia Soldier Vincent Marino on Armored Car Heist That Turned Into Shootout
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Vincent Marino sits down with Vlad to break down the power struggle inside the Patriarca crime family, also known as the New England Mafia or Boston Mafia, after the death of Raymond Patriarca Sr. Marino discusses Raymond Patriarca Jr.’s contested leadership, the Las Vegas Dunes Hotel skim allegations, and the rising tensions that led to a violent internal war. He also revisits Whitey Bulger’s role as both Irish mob boss and FBI informant, connecting the story to Boston corruption, Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, and the world later dramatized in *The Departed*. Marino details how figures including Robert Carrozza, Joseph Russo, and Vincent “The Animal” Ferrara were tied to the conflict, and claims FBI agents John Connolly, Michael Buckley, and Robert Callahan helped fuel violence by warning him that Frank Salemme wanted him dead. A rare firsthand account of organized crime, informants, and the Patriarca Mafia war in Boston and Providence.
