History Channel History Channel: Busting the Mob
A&E (2007)
Documentary
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0 hr 50 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)

To battle organized crime and bring some of America's biggest criminals to justice, law enforcement has continually experimented with new surveillance technology, such as miniature listening and recording devices to tape incriminating conversations. Learn how wiretapping allowed the FBI to gather enough evidence to take down the powerful heroin ring known as the Pizza Connection and, later, the Five Families of New York.

In the mid 1980's, one of the biggest heroin rings in the world was brought to it knees - not through violence or murder - but through the use of a conspicuous bundle of wires and electronic listening devices.
The so-called "Pizza Connection" was one of the most important and far reaching undercover wiretapping cases in history and led to the golden age of law enforcement's fight against organized crime. In the years following the historic sting, the F.B.I. used the technique of wiretapping to go after all of New York's infamous "Five Families" by bugging the leaders' homes, their meeting places, and even their cars. The evidence resulting from these operations ultimately helped the F.B.I. take down some of the most powerful mafia bosses in the world.

This exhilarating program from The History Channel interviews former undercover agents who describe how they planted their stealthy listening devices, and gives viewers unprecedented access to some of the incriminating conversations.
Edition Details
Release Date 1/15/2008
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Audio Tracks Stereo [English]
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
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Purchase Price $18.71
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