Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno - Interview (1981)

Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno Interview Part 1-2 ABC News.
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For educational purposes only.

[@ShaneMcBryde]

Jimmy would be hosting a podcast no doubt if he were around today, lol.

[@MOBFAX]

Definitely.

[@nagone11]

Facts bro.

[@dawngregory6549]

Tony Accardo pod cast pleads the fifth, don't remember says nothing Lol

[@danieldimino4622]

That'd be incredible to watch wouldn't it

[@jordankopp385]

That’s great ,lol😄🤣 he would be awesome on podcast

[@noodles169]

Jimmy the weasel seemed like one hell of a character. I could listen to him tell stories all day long 😎

[@terencethomas7599]

Agreed.... What a difference between an authentic wise guy like him and a prick like that ex Godfather actor who spews out noth2but fantastical bullshit a d I am a little bored with Franzeze these days........ h e was on the money side not on the hard core gangster work

[@zroy9263]

I highly recommend his book, The Last Mafioso! It's one the best written about Cosa Nostra's business, culture, and life. I read it as a teenager when it was released in the early 1980s, and along with The Godfather novel, inspired me to become a historian on the subject. A must-read with the help of the great Ovid Demaris.

[@lionbacker]

I just ordered the book from Amazon - I wish there were more like these.

[@zroy9263]

@N P I also recommend MOB BOSS by Jerry Capeci if you liked The Last Mafioso. It's about Little Al D'Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese crime family. It gives the reader plenty of insight into the New York mafia life and history. An excellent read!

[@lionbacker]

@@zroy9263 thanks for the suggestion. I’ve been reading books on the mafia during the 80s like crazy - such fascinating stuff. Here are some Rare books about the mob “my life the mafia” by Vincent Teresa “Mafia usa” Nicholas gage “Covert” bob delaney “Body Mike” Joseph cantalupo

[@cap536]

Thanks for the recommendation 🙏🏾

[@UncleJunior240]

The 1972 book American Mafia got me hooked then it was on to the Valachi Papers and The Last Mafioso

[@joesantos2455]

"And chin Gigante - a common genovese soldier of no particular consequence"

[@ravenjefferson3764]

😂the oddfather far from ordinary or a bottom soldier

[@mrsoul4231]

Even Jimmy didn’t know…

[@erikthorsen4466]

Great work finding this. I thought I'd seen and heard everything there was out here on Frattiano until this one. You out do even yourself with nearly every video you upload.

[@MOBFAX]

Thanks for tuning in.

[@VitoDonatucci.jr.215ton.y2]

@@MOBFAX yeah you are the truth on mob an just crime videos cartels everybody...you where the first sub I hit when I set my channel up

[@AlexHernandez-gn6rd]

Thank you for adding this. This is awesome. I’m a California kid homegrown and a huge mob fan. Always rather preferred the “gangster” lifestyle of the east opposed to the west coast gangs. Never understood it.

[@josephsierzengaIV]

Cosa Nostra & Gang Bangin are apples and oranges….

[@willmosse3684]

Well, Fratianno was Acting Boss of the LA Family, so he was on your side of things

[@Lion718]

Lmao!! That photo with them and Sinatra always makes me laugh!

[@TonyMontana-zm5sj]

He was a informant for years

[@stevecutler8717]

Whenever I see this video makes me want to light a good cigar !!

[@dawngregory6549]

I would love if a reporter was interviewing someone and they are smoking a giant stoggy in 2021

[@johnwright291]

That coppers or no coppers recording got him 8 years in prison. The last mafioso is the best mob book hands down. What just saw was shocking. The clip that shows the bench in front of Sydney korschaks office is exactly the way I pictured it in my mind. Almost makes me believe in remote viewing. Correction. The restaurant were he met clients.

[@TREALAH]

This is incredible! 👏🏽

[@robbryant52]

Frank sinatra loved mixing with the mafia bosses

[@yacined4190]

They loved him*

[@glassjawdp]

jimmy's book was pretty good. Really paints what the LCN is

[@danieldimino4622]

It use to have a real element of honor to it especially around when Fratianno became inducted ....but from like the 70s and 80s on when the younger generation started to take over Borghatas that's when it became about money and murder and all honor was erased

[@danieldimino4622]

Pretty much everything Don Carlo Gambino said and worried about all pretty much came to fruition....Don Carlo said when the younger ones come in and take over our thing will begin to change for the worse

[@nawfsidereviews6029]

@@danieldimino4622 he never said that.

[@merkcityboy834]

Or was

[@joedimaggio3687]

@@danieldimino4622 there was never honor. The mob was and is a sophisticated gang of thieves so how could there have ever been honor?

[@josephsierzengaIV]

Since the 1950’s the Chicago Outfit had more pull and say out in LA then the the supposed LA Family itself.!💯

[@jordanenzie7314]

Best LCN channel, love all the archive footage. What happened to the Don Vito video taken down?

[@MOBFAX]

Thanks. Which Don Vito video? I haven’t taken any of those down. Check the playlists.

[@jordanenzie7314]

There was a video that was removed two days ago & Vito Genovese was the thumbnail, that pic of him in prison

[@queenslander954]

He’s killed a lot of people , snitched on his mates .. but you can’t help being interested in what he says , you know it’s not all good mail but he’s definitely a fascinating bloke.

[@-Garviel_Loken-]

This is about the same time Tieri convinced Tony Banana’s to whack out Angelo Bruno.

[@josephsierzengaIV]

Bruno was killed fall of 1980.

[@TREALAH]

My homie was locked up with Mike Rizzitello right before he died.

[@drewhunkins7192]

Fratianno's book "The Last Mafioso" is a terrific read.

[@BoredVHSlover]

truly fantastic. crazy that its all true

[@southie3177]

@@BoredVHSlover it’s all true???😂

[@yomama412]

ANOTHER GOOD ONE MOE

[@MOBFAX]

Salute

[@sick9990101]

Fratiano testimonies were far more interesting than Gravanos. Frationo was far more than only a killer: He lived in the COSA Nostra world more than 30 years and explained what that organisation was about.

[@mrsoul4231]

Plus, it was great to hear about more Chicago stuff and the west coast, etc.

[@joerosselli4473]

Jimmy had a dump truck business large dirt movers building highways and such and made a lot of money.. He once said that he would not join the Outfit if he had to do over again..

[@evancoker194]

But he eventually ran his company right into the ditch, due to his ' methods ' of doing business. All his ' advantages ' over time led to naught.

[@bigdc202]

Hey MobFax! Do you think there's anymore video of that trial with Gene Gotti, Nick Corozzo, Nicky Glasses, etc outside the court building? There's a famous pic of Joey Massino, Gene Gotti, and Nicky Glasses I believe was outside the court building during that same trial. There has to be video of that somewhere.

[@MOBFAX]

Really? I didn’t know that Massino was involved in a case at that time. I’ll look for it.

[@bigdc202]

@@MOBFAX I don't think Nicky Glasses was either, but he was sitting outside the court building in that video you posted. Just Google "Joe Massino, Gene Gotti, Nicky Glasses" for that pic. There's a few different pics of Massino on that day. Basically different angles from all the cameras. There HAS to be video of him as well!

[@mafiagaming1847]

Great vid bro.

[@MOBFAX]

Salute

[@mafiagaming1847]

@@MOBFAX salute

[@troyalexander8228]

You go Jackson 😂

[@blastproces]

That cigar looks darn good

[@dennissettlemyre917]

He was probably right in saying Tieri, but an interesting tidbit to the timing of this (1981), is that Tieri’s health began to fail right after this interview and Gigante took over.

[@MOBFAX]

Tieri passed away on March 29, 1981 so it makes sense for Gigante to take over at that time.

[@GSF4life14]

I believe that Gigante took over during henny squint sometime in the 70s, the genovese’s have always been a family that uses front bosses and heavy insulation, gigante in my eyes took over from 70s and had many front bosses up until his death

[@MOBFAX]

@@GSF4life14 Phil Lombardo supposedly ran the family up until 79-81. Maybe later than that. Who knows. The Genovese used more than one front boss, at the same time. Catena, Tieri, Salerno, the list goes on.

[@nagone11]

@@GSF4life14 Hard to really say..few in the mob really knew the deal except the Genovese family and none of them have talked on this. I've read a few books including "The Chin"..and it wasn't even clear in that book..lol. They weren't called The Ivy League for nothing...

[@josephsierzengaIV]

@@GSF4life14 actually Fat Tony was appointed Boss by Benny. Very shortly after being appointed Boss Fat Tony had a stroke and not knowing the long term effects, he retired making way for Chin to take the reins. After about 6-8months of laying low recuperating at his horse farm upstate NY Fat Tony got bored and couldn’t stay away from the action… wanting back in Chin installed him as Front Boss and let him handle a lot of the day to day… Aside from Chins whole crazy act, this is why the FBI was adamant and convinced Fat Tony was Boss and further confused the Government and helped Chin even more in eluding the law for as long as he did…the FBI assumed Fat Tony was just convalescing when in actuality his intentions were to retire full time and not return at all to the life…Chin had taken over officially and put Fat Tony back in as Front Boss and had him primarily deal with Commission issues keeping the microscope on Fat Tony and not him… which turned out to be a very clever move! Sammy Gravano just did a pod-cast explaining the transition of power with the Genovese Family and how it went down with Benny Squint, Fat Tony and Chin.

[@dawngregory6549]

Capo di tutti capi Boss of Bosses

[@maggiemolly111]

He literally says “coppers”

[@ds8265]

Talk about deception: by the time, even Frattiano did not know that Chin or Squint was the power.

[@duncansmith8992]

A fascinating character.

[@rapilium5068]

Why did he say “Paul Castellani” WTF 😝

[@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot]

A lot of them do mix up the a’s and i’s. Probably both ways are used.

[@roytschaefer3518]

Masterclass

[@nagone11]

2nd! Yeah...Fratianno was a real old time snitch..lol. Even "Old Blue eyes" (Francis Albert) was crackin' on him.

[@MOBFAX]

Yeah, Sinatra trashed the Weasel in the casino license hearings.

[@nagone11]

@@MOBFAX Sinatra went in on him lol.

[@68majortom]

They had Frank Sinatra in front of a Senate Committee Hearing and what was he supposed to tell them it's not like OBE is a Made Guy and can tell them the inner workings of LCN ?

[@kushsmoker24]

I been waiting on mob KZbin channels like oc shorts do a video on him can't really find any

[@Biltospill]

JIMMY THE WEASEL JUMPED IN AT THE LAST MOMENT AND BASICALLY RICK ROLLED THAT HIMSELF INTO THAT PHOTO. Its more like a Jimmhy Photo Bomb than a photo of Jimmy at the theatre with Carlo. That theater was famous, it was called the westchester and it was a mob bust out.

[@histguy101]

Where'd you hear that?

[@willmosse3684]

Jimmy was an acting boss at the time. Why would he not be included in the photo?

[@johnkelly2663]

He was sitting with Gambino and the rest of them guy. Someone said in Gambinos ear " now we go see Frank". Jimmy was invited with them.

[@miguelangelvargas5315]

💙💙💙

[@pauliedibbs9028]

Good God, how many fkn interviews did Fratianno do??? lol

[@MMAGamblingTips]

For all of his talking , too bad he didn’t tell his buddy in the picture, “Big” Paul Castellano to stay away from any Spark’s Steakhouse four years in the future. 😆

[@rustycockering9925]

My favorite gangster is Tommy "The Trouser-snake".

[@AK-74K]

Everything he has said here has proven to be true.

[@gaggleofbombers]

Jimmy D. Weasel.

[@user-st6en5ts1h]

I wonder if it ever weighed on Jimmy’s mind that an indictment could REALLY go south on him and a prosecutor would try to put him into the San Quentin gas chamber ?

[@tedtedsen269]

what happens if you refuse the initiation and say i'm happy as i am does he also disappear and never found.

[@NicoleA.C.-PhD.]

No. Jimmy Napoli. Turned down his button twice. Very very powerful and rich. Bookmaker. Racketeer. Shylock. Numbers runner. Etc. had millions on the street. Very fascinating guy. And as soon as he gave in and finally accepted his button , he was in all kinds of endictments , front page stories, court proceedings,etc. etc. I know he regretted that sht! SMH 🤦‍♀️.

[@bretloomis8881]

IS CORRECT

[@RobertMorrison70]

Don't make them like that anymore

[@southie3177]

Cooperating witnesses???? Yes they do Lol

[@johnkelly2663]

@@southie3177 I'll bet you gotta look between your legs to find your balls. Your info is all wrong and I'll bet you'd shit your southie pants in this guy's shoe's. Fuckin wannabe

[@Ryan-hl4ur]

NO1 wants to be a weasel! Or as the French say; La Belette, pronounced; "la-bu-llet."

[@johnnowlan9963]

He was head of the Mickey mouse Mafia 🤣🤣😎

[@Ryan-hl4ur]

Well that clip of audio "surveillance" was telling. I mean he talks tuff but not very intimidating. I'll take Gotti's "I'll sever ur mf-ing head!"

[@dupedexplained1016]

Who uses and pushes false narratives

[@southie3177]

The federal government

[@corbakai4780]

Italian Groucho

[@VitoDonatucci.jr.215ton.y2]

He is Sicilian an he pronounces big Paul's last name wrong I expect that from the journalist not Jimmy the wesel

[@garofani4]

Jimmy was a Napolitano.

[@ryemc915]

Make money ...

[@cityoftreez5306]

Guarantee chin gigante wasn't a soldier here more like the boss of the family actually. Funzi was the front boss for gigante. When he died Salerno took that role over. Fact.

[@TopPhysiqueAnalysis]

You guys should listen to Sammy Gravano's story when he ran into Frattiano, it's hilarious.

[@mafiososamgiancana]

I don't think it's true rat or not but back in the day this jimmy was not someone to mess with.

[@willmosse3684]

It’s a bit weird the way Sammy says that Fratianno tried to introduce himself as an important member rather than be introduced. Seems weird that Jimmy would do that.

[@johnkelly2663]

I call bullshit on Gravano! Jimmy had nerve of steel

[@southie3177]

Yeah. I’m sure it’s 100% true

[@79darrinsmith]

My coworkers great Uncle is Jack Dragna

[@tomjones5650]

Busy Seigel made Dragna get on his knees bark like a dog. And oink and squeal like a 🐖 🐷 pig.

[@guesswho9057]

If thats not mario am done🤣

[@blastproces]

Wario

[@lindsayjohnston7465]

A real mobster not like punk like gotti

[@southie3177]

Stop it. Lol you look silly 😂😂😂

[@Zip962]

A real Weasel joining Witsec !The wiseguys kept him in the dark he wasn't trusted because he just couldn't get along with people in the Mafia except Roselli and The Bomb.He threw his weight around being all Egotistic thinking he was bigger than he was,He lacked Loyalty it was all about him.He moved around to different city's getting info on made guys.He lacked any Administrative Qualities he didn't know how to lead be a mentor.He was never a Gangster just a Rat ! For Witsec !

[@johnkelly2663]

Zipper it up, your ( facrs) are ALL wrong. He had more on the ball than all them deadheads put together. Jealousy got him on there hit list.

[@bostons2826]

LA mob, Mickey Mouse Mob

[@ignacior.8895]

That label actually comes from the Mickey Cohen mob in Los Angeles. His seven hitman were referred to as the seven dwarfs.

[@pab1381]

I heard a story once that he got a glance of Frank Schweihs and he was so scared after just a glance that he ran to the FBI headquarters lol. I agree Tieri would be the most powerful in 81 but before that Accardo or Aiuppa. Chicago for sure when they had Vegas. When they got in trouble I think it transferred to NYC either Genovese or Gambino.

[@joeb5678]

Yea I heard that too! I read it somewhere online . He was supposedly was driving somewhere in west la or Hollywood not sure exactly where and he looked at a car turning the corner and just got a glanced at the German that made him “ so scared “ that he flipped right after. Don’t now if it’s true

[@murrayhumphreys3724]

Jimmy only testified against NY and West Coast families. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think he testified against the Chicago family at all. He had great reason to fear The German and the Outfit in general. Notice how the word "Chicago" is never even mentioned in the film "Casino" too.

[@southie3177]

@@joeb5678 he was “ terrified “ of the German. Oh and sliders too lol

[@lmcoopie]

Smart

[@AJ1990.]

He didn't even know The Chin was the real boss. Shows you how "connected" this dude was.

[@AJ1990.]

@@CalebAdams2002 Funzi and Tony Salerno fronted for Chin around the time this guy was Talking. Unless you meant where Weasle was the front boss for the Micky Mouse club out west

[@willmosse3684]

No one outside the Genovese Family knew. Even lower ranking people inside the Genovese Family didn’t know. That was the whole point

[@AJ1990.]

@Will Mosse touche. I still bet heavyweights knew. I'm sure a guy like Buffalino would've known it would be chin or Lombardo before him. Or Angelo Bruno. Some big time guys like that would know. Chin went about it the best way. Kept the family strong even through RICO. Wouldn't let anyone say his name period. I've read you would stroke your chin once or twice instead, say him or he.

[@EM-ve9bh]

@@AJ1990. the chin wasn’t the real boss when funzi was the front boss lol. Tieri was the front boss for Benny Lombardo.

[@cd1168]

No one knew Lombardo or chin was boss

[@Vjl5280]

He didn’t kill anyone. You. Can see it in his eyes.

[@johnkelly2663]

Victor Lopez, you're fuckin kidding, right?

[@Vjl5280]

@@johnkelly2663 he was a rat. It is well known he didn’t kill anyone. Oaf

[@johnkelly2663]

Victor Lopez , You don't have a clue about anything on this subject. If you believe that!

[@johnkelly2663]

@@Vjl5280 clueless

[@Vjl5280]

@@johnkelly2663 I have degree in economics and history from Colorado College and have done extensive research on the mafia and economics. Jimmy the weasel was known to be the first witsec cooperator in history. Many of his mafia associates have said manny times that Jimmy didn’t kill anyone but had people killed. He was a weak rat. Nobody likes him and everyone knew he was full of shit. Like you…

[@alanderricks6963]

I READ HIS BOOK IN 1983 IN AKRON OHIO!!! THIS F!@#$:& WEASEL IS NO JOKE! HE WILL TELL YOU THE CHICAGO OUTFIT IS MOST POWERFUL OF ALL THE FAMILY'S!!!!!!!😎🏉