Remo Franceschini and the New York Mafia

Gangland Wire

Gary Jenkins: Mafia Detective

True Crime, Documentary, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins brings you the best in mob history with his unique perception of the mafia. Gary tells how NYPD Intelligence Unit Lt. Remo Franceschini led an investigation into Bonanno boss Phil “Rusty” Rastelli for extorting money from lunch wagon drivers in New York City. Next, he tells how Lt. Franceschini learned about a mob hit and missed putting detectives on the scene before the murder. We also learn about the Bonanno Family funeral fight. Remo Franceschini quickly became a hero cop when he saved his partner’s life in a violent gun battle with an armed robbery suspect. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Remember to click on www.BetterHelp.com/gangland for 10% off Subscribe to the Podcast for a new gangster story every week. Support the Podcast. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, the documentary, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, the documentary, click here To buy my Kindle book, Leaving Vegas: The True Story of How FBI Wiretaps Ended Mob Domination of Las Vegas Casinos. To subscribe on iTunes click here. Please give me a review and help others find the podcast. Donate to the podcast. Click here! Transcript GARY JENKINS 00:00 Hey guys, it’s Gary Jenkins and welcome back in the studio Gangland Wire, which we’ll get to say my name I don’t know most people do say that but I think all you guys probably know who I am by now. I would hope anyhow. So I’m starting a series of shorts about the exploits of the colorful New York City Police mob Buster, Lieutenant Remo Franceschini, it’s hard name for me to say Franceschini. I got it there. Franceschini. Remo was known to every mob boss in New York City as a tough, incorruptible and determined, dude. And he worked his way up to the different branches of the NYPD intelligence. He started out as a street policeman, of course, got a shootout saved his partner got like the Medal of Honor whatever they got in New York City, and ended up in the intelligence unit kind of like me, No,

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0:30.1	Well, hey guys, it's Gary Jenkins.
0:31.9	Welcome back in the studio of Gangman Wire.
0:34.3	I always forget to say my name.
0:35.7	I don't know. Most people do say that, but I think all you guys
0:38.7	probably know who I am by now. I would hope, anyhow. So I'm starting a series of shorts about the
0:45.0	exploits of the colorful New York City police mobbuster, Lieutenant Remo, Francescini. It's a hard name for me to say, Francescini.
0:56.0	I got it there, Francescini.
0:58.0	Remo was known to every mob boss in New York City as a tough,
1:03.0	incorruptible, and determined.
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