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I Was A Boston Mob Legend - Then I spent 25+ years In Prison | Gigi Marino

Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

Society & Culture

4.8 β€’ 743 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Former Boston mobster Vincent Gigi Marino opens up about his life inside organized crime. Growing up in Boston, Gigi shares how his upbringing and family life led him down the wrong path and into a world of stick-ups, bank robberies, and the streets. He details his time in state prison, and what it was really like to spend decades inside the federal prison system surrounded by some of the most notorious criminals in America. This is an inside look at mob life, survival behind bars, and the lessons Gigi learned after years of living in the shadows. #MobStories #BostonMob #OrganizedCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #MafiaStories #PrisonTalk #BankRobbery #crimelife Thank you to BLUCHEW & PRIZEPICKS for sponsoring this episode: BlueChew: Visit https://bluechew.com/ and use promo code LOCKEDIN at checkout to get your first month of BlueChew FREE & pay five bucks for shipping. Prizepicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/IANBICK and use code IANBICK and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Connect with Vincent Gigi Marino: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vincentgigimarino?igsh=OWFnaXVzbmF1cHho Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BTZECv73r/?mibextid=wwXIfr Email: vinniemarino2@gmail.com Buy his book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS1H3G8Y?fbclid=PAZnRzaANSrp1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp9PbXEZe2c1gZWOBz2vKWLOKCDHIRM8a4uEVl0wCv_qNJx2zg_VkTNTV_44L_aem_pQiGaslTt54dohOKzlJj-w Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Shop Locked In Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction & Big Reflections on Life 01:18 – Growing Up Boston Tough 03:25 – Family Secrets That Changed Everything 06:33 – Childhood Discipline, Sports & Survival Lessons 09:40 – Almost a Cop… Then Everything Changed 13:08 – First Steps Into Crime 16:14 – Stickups Gone Wrong & Bank Robbery Chaos 22:22 – Nightclubs, Hustling & Building a Reputation 25:32 – First Prison Sentence: The State Bid 33:38 – Gun Cases & Federal Time in the 80s 41:46 – Riots, Violence & Survival in Prison 53:11 – Back on the Streets & Wild Turmoil 57:03 – Double Crosses & The Feds Closing In 01:00:51 – RICO Trials, Court Drama & Sentencing 01:04:40 – 35 Years Lost: Impact on Family & Life 01:07:39 – Federal Penitentiaries: Atlanta & Beyond 01:10:23 – Jailhouse Law: Litigating & Helping Inmates 01:15:01 – Prison Gangs, Scams & Daily Hustles 01:22:10 – Stickup Crews & Contraband Behind Bars 01:26:01 – Staff Retaliation & Endless Transfers 01:31:16 – Daily Life, Prison Rules & Harsh Lessons 01:34:41 – Loss, Family & Harsh Sentencing Truths 01:35:36 – Writing a Book & Finding Growth Inside 01:36:23 – New Laws, Early Release & Freedom Adjustments 01:40:05 – Life After Prison: Struggles & Lessons Learned 01:45:01 – The Future, Redemption & Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:57.5

They were killing each other. A guy calls me up and says, meet me, but don't bring a gun. That's the worst thing you're going to say to me, because you know I'm going to bring a gun.

0:54.9

What was federal prison like back then in the 80s?

0:57.5

They were killing each other back and forth.

0:59.1

What do you think was the saddest moment during your prison sentence?

1:01.6

From Boston streets to decades inside the federal prison system, Gigi Marino lived the life of a mobster most people only see in movies bank robberies stickups state time and

1:13.4

years in federal lockup this is his story gg welcome to locked in thank you yeah thanks for having

1:22.8

me thanks for taking the time to make this happen you don't really do too many interviews i was a little

1:26.8

hearing there yeah you just got out of prison fairly recently yes about a year ago that's i taking the time to make this happen. You don't really do too many interviews. I was a little here in there.

1:44.4

Yeah, you just got out of prison fairly recently. Yes, about a year ago. After almost a what, a quarter century? You actually a little over. I did 28 straight years. I got to say you look pretty good. Just like Johnny Bart who's sitting right next to me over here for doing that much time. When you think, you know what, I realized when I was in the feds, there would be guys that would say, yeah, I just did my second 20 piece. And you look at them, you look how young they are. And on a 20, you do like 16 or something in the feds, which is crazy. It's a lot of, it's a large amount of time. But it doesn't necessarily age them. No. So moral of the story, you look pretty good for doing that much time. Yeah. Where'd you grow up?

2:04.8

I can't. of time, but it doesn't necessarily age them. No. So moral of the story, you look pretty good for doing that much time. Yeah. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Revere. Okay. I was born in Boston, grew up in Revere, lived in E.C. and lived in a lot then. What was growing up like? It was a lot of sports involved. know we played football baseball basketball hockey everything

2:19.9

was sports orientated what your parents do uh my my my father died about two months before i was born

2:27.6

and my mother remarried and he was a longshoreman and so he was my stepfather and my mother was basically a homemaker.

2:35.6

Were you guys close?

2:36.6

Your family, your stepdad?

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