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Tonight we return to history.
In this moment of retiring Justice Kennedy, the shady dealings of his offspring, & the onslaught of judges that "Cocaine" Mitch & Donnie "Two Scoops" are appointing, I've been asked to do a piece on the Mob & judges.
"But, Your Honor..."
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In this moment of retiring Justice Kennedy, the shady dealings of his offspring, & the onslaught of judges that "Cocaine" Mitch & Donnie "Two Scoops" are appointing, I've been asked to do a piece on the Mob & judges.
"But, Your Honor..."
- THREAD -
1/ If you have a pulse, you're aware of some basic mob tactics (& I hope I've helped to sort lore from reality).
The most basic tactic of all is to compromise law enforcement & politicians.
This is how one can run an illegal empire.
But the jewel of all jewels to compromise...
The most basic tactic of all is to compromise law enforcement & politicians.
This is how one can run an illegal empire.
But the jewel of all jewels to compromise...
2/ ... are judges.
I'll start with some historic examples, thanks to these source texts, and archived articles I will attach with their screenshots.
I'll start with some historic examples, thanks to these source texts, and archived articles I will attach with their screenshots.
3/ Now, mobsters love to talk about the judges they have in their pockets. Most of mob history is oral and full of gossip & conspiracy. But there are key individuals, & their intersection w/judges they may have compromised is discoverable if you track them carefully...
4/ Like this shi*tbird, from early 20th century: SAM INSULL.
Chicago knows him well. And he bought himself some judges.
Chicago knows him well. And he bought himself some judges.
5/ Or, we can jump forward 50 years to the Nixon era and Bebe Rebezo.
And then that last screenshot - on the case that gets under my skin like no other.
Not just the light sentence for Marcello to begin with, but reducing it as well, were CORRUPT to the core.
And then that last screenshot - on the case that gets under my skin like no other.
Not just the light sentence for Marcello to begin with, but reducing it as well, were CORRUPT to the core.
6/ There's a lot more case study, but you get it. The mob has its judges.
They GROOM them, often, from within the family.
You know my saying, #FollowTheLawyers? Well, that leads us to judges as well.
In fact, it leads us right to a now-retiring judge on the US Supreme Court...
They GROOM them, often, from within the family.
You know my saying, #FollowTheLawyers? Well, that leads us to judges as well.
In fact, it leads us right to a now-retiring judge on the US Supreme Court...
7/ To get to him - to truly see it, you gotta through the mobsters. That's how it works.
And Justice Kennedy's mobster was his daddy's mobster: the "Governor of the Legislature" - "The Boss of California" - the "Godfather" of Mickey Cohen.
ARTIE SAMISH.
And Justice Kennedy's mobster was his daddy's mobster: the "Governor of the Legislature" - "The Boss of California" - the "Godfather" of Mickey Cohen.
ARTIE SAMISH.
8/ Samish was a sh*tbird of the highest order. He did the kind of racketeering that Fred Trump and Roy Cohn were so good at: lobbying a state legislature by compromising the locals. THAT is how you get sh*t done.
Samish represented the liquor companies. Because... of course...
Samish represented the liquor companies. Because... of course...
9/ If you know your mafia history, you know it all goes back to those bootleggers.
(psst... there is a method to the order of the bricks I'm laying down).
(psst... there is a method to the order of the bricks I'm laying down).
10/ Samish represented all the mob ops, actually. And had a slush fund. And had the attention of the Kefauver Committee.
Take a gander.
Take a gander.
11/ I mean... Samish was just a HUGE mobster, on every level.
He was.
There is no disputing it.
And like all big mob bosses, he had his own attorney. Someone whose solo practice revolved around him.
Take a gander. That's Justice Kennedy's dad.
He was.
There is no disputing it.
And like all big mob bosses, he had his own attorney. Someone whose solo practice revolved around him.
Take a gander. That's Justice Kennedy's dad.
12/ So, Samish goes to prison for the one thing that the Feds were great at popping mobsters for: tax evasion, of course.
nytimes.com/1974/02/14/arc…
And then, years later Samish croaks. As does his consigliere, Kennedy.
And all those Samish atty-client privileged files...
nytimes.com/1974/02/14/arc…
And then, years later Samish croaks. As does his consigliere, Kennedy.
And all those Samish atty-client privileged files...
13/ And all those business relationships of Samish's - all the other mobsters, & corporations of the mob, & individuals compromised by the mob - fell into the hands of...Kennedy's son, Anthony.
Yep. This was the law practice that young Tony Kennedy took over. He was a mob lawyer.
Yep. This was the law practice that young Tony Kennedy took over. He was a mob lawyer.
15/ Now, to avoid the uncomfortable discussion of mob families would be just a bullish*t thing to do, at this point.
Our democracy is at stake. So, I'm not sugarcoating a thing.
I'm also not going to point to anything but that which I can source.
All that above? That's sourced...
Our democracy is at stake. So, I'm not sugarcoating a thing.
I'm also not going to point to anything but that which I can source.
All that above? That's sourced...
16/ But let's get real. When you're born into a mafia family, it's very likely (but not definitive) that you continue in the family's work.
It is what it is.
I, personally, cannot avoid this history of Kennedy's - when considering what his "retirement" is enabling...
It is what it is.
I, personally, cannot avoid this history of Kennedy's - when considering what his "retirement" is enabling...
17/ I don't know why he picked this moment to leave the bench & open up yet another seat for Trump & the completely compromised @GOP to fill.
I don't know why his son approved Trump's loans at Deutsche bank, & what that might mean (other than Russian mob money-laundering 😜).
I don't know why his son approved Trump's loans at Deutsche bank, & what that might mean (other than Russian mob money-laundering 😜).
Maybe someone paid him a visit, and let him know it was time to go.
Maybe that person(s) was even a good guy, because a bunch of sh*t is about to go down.
I don't know. I really don't.
BUT, I do know...
businessinsider.com/anthony-kenned…
Maybe that person(s) was even a good guy, because a bunch of sh*t is about to go down.
I don't know. I really don't.
BUT, I do know...
businessinsider.com/anthony-kenned…
19/ That ARTIE SAMISH WAS A HUGE MOBSTER, WITH A HUGE EMPIRE, & Justice Kennedy inherited all his legacy to keep.
Because the mob trusted him implicitly, or they would have never let him take over his father's practice. He was theirs.
And then, he chose to become a judge.
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Because the mob trusted him implicitly, or they would have never let him take over his father's practice. He was theirs.
And then, he chose to become a judge.
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