Hey everyone, my name is Nishat Karwa. I was one of the executive producers on the first

season of Chicano Squad. Today we've got a special episode to share with you from a new

box media podcast called Up Against the Mob. Up Against the Mob tells the insider stories

of the modern Namafia and what it's like to take on the world's most secretive criminal

organization. The show is hosted by Ellie Honeik, who prosecuted more than 100 mob members

during his time leading the organized crime unit in the Office of the Southern District of

New York. In this episode, Ellie speaks to former mob member Turned Co-operating Witness,

Michael Visconti, and Visconti discusses his life and time working for the Genevase

crime family and what ultimately led him to flip against them. Like Chicano Squad, Up Against

the Mob gives listeners a human look at people on both sides of the criminal justice system.

If you like what you hear, you can find and follow Up Against the Mob in your favorite

podcast app. New episodes are released every Wednesday. Enjoy.

Before we start, just a heads up. As you might expect, there's some violence and adult

language in here. So if you've got kids around, you may want to throw on some headphones first.

Thanks.

From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, I'm Ellie Honeik, and this is Up Against

the Mob.

There's nothing about me that any mobster would ever fear. I'm not big, 5 foot 9 on a

good day, slim build. No tattoos. Never had a real fistfight, probably wouldn't fare

very well. I got a little bit of a mouth, but I've never berated somebody or threatened

to kill them. Never held a gun. I'm not from the neighborhood, as the mobsters put it,

unless you count the leafy suburbs of New Jersey as the neighborhood, which they don't.

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