WATCH THE LATEST VIDEO THAT CAME OUT TODAY HERE www.youtube.com www.jetstreamnews.com www.jetnews.us http If You Use Twitter heres the Twitter address or just click the twitter link on the right of the channel page twitter.com www.youtube.com Date: 04-29-12 Host: George Knapp Guests: Dennis N. Griffin, Frank Cullotta, Andrew DiDonato The Mafia is a shell of its former self because of federal prosecutions, internal warfare, and competition from other organized crime groups. But a few old-style wise-guys have survived prison and the Mob Wars, and two of them spoke with George Knapp about their previous lives in this 4-hour special. Crime writer Denny Griffin was featured for the entire show, which included mobster Andrew DiDonato, who survived bloody wars between rival Mafia families (2nd & 4th hours), and Frank Cullotta, a Chicago hit-man who was portrayed in the movie Casino (3rd & 4th hours). Griffin assessed the Mafia of today, and said it was a different breed. "The loyalty all goes from the bottom up, not to the top down," and more members are turning on the Mob than before, he said. Griffin added that years ago, you wouldn't have seen crimes like child prostitution and human trafficking that some Mob members have been arrested for recently. In the 1970s, Tony Spilotro was sent by the Chicago Mob to oversee their operations in Las Vegas, and he assembled a crew of burglars, arsonists, and killers, including his childhood friend Frank Cullotta from Chicago, to watch ...