Anthony Russo on Being One of 127 Arrested in "The Mafia Takedown" (Part 7)

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In the latest clip, Anthony "Hootie" Russo described being wrapped up in the biggest one-day bust in United States history. Labeled "The Mafia Takedown," 127 suspected mobsters were arrested and received RICO charges. In addition to the RICO charges, Russo was facing an additional mandatory 20 years if found guilty of being a "career criminal." Check out the above clip, to hear Russo explain the process and how a Gambino captain reacted to the historic bust.

[@ASHnycja]

These mafia guys are hall of fame storytellers. I can listen all day

[@johnballantyne348]

Most of its bollocks but its intresting but there storys always fall apart with the exeption of michael franzeses

[@bdecompa9591]

Michael always trynna be something he’s not that’s why

[@Arbiter8655]

@@bdecompa9591 wdym

[@johnballantyne348]

wit u talking about wen he just tells his stories doesnt try act hard or nothing so what u talking he seems to me just being legit bro

[@equitypark6211]

The Feds luv how much they talk also

[@jerrycruz1709]

At 40 seconds when he took off his glasses I thought he was about to do vlad in lmao

[@benoneill4318]

A man can dream😂

[@FMG_MADLOO87]

😂😂

[@jerrycruz1709]

@Jes he pulls his gun and says “AR-AB” sends his regards lol

[@bdailey8065]

Nah don't do Vlad in please! Vlad is the youtube GOAT version of Larry King.

[@Flowerz__]

@@bdailey8065 u gassin

[@MrJ1S]

These mafia guys got unbreakable hairlines

[@killacam9805]

mediterranean diets

[@Jdsofar]

@@killacam9805 that dont got shit to do with hairlines genetics do

[@johnnyinthehellcat4092]

@@Jdsofar all nutrients as well bro which you get thru your food intake and shit definitely some genetics tho

[@albertop0000]

@@johnnyinthehellcat4092 some? It’s mostly genetic unless you suffer from some extremely rare disease or an insane amount of stress

[@emekaasiegbu3697]

Italians are known to have good hair genes

[@vladtv]

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[@charisme16]

My man took off his glasses like Vlad lock the door 🚪

[@tnymrtz23]

Lol hahaha

[@MrReds4eva]

“Now you can’t leave”

[@gavinbrando8255]

'I was gonna be number 128 but the ghost of Marilyn Monroe called JFK and he did me a favour hahaha.... can you believe it!??' - Gianni Russo (Father of more illegitimate kids than most rappers)

[@MikeSmith-gx6be]

😂😂😂

[@MultiMonty22]

🤣🤣🤣

[@squydwardyourlordansavior9723]

🤣🤣🤣😅

[@jamescoombs2569]

It's, crazy,but after doing a line,I believe it,, Gianni Russo 🤡

[@ltee7911]

“Listen, I’ll do an extra 2 weeks in the box if you can get this guy out of my cell” LMFAO 🤣☠️

[@flick2flick]

That part had me dying😂😂😂😂😂

[@criggthekid]

Dead ass 💀 😆 how you gonna be that soft as a mafia captain. My lord!! Prison will turn men into boys real quick

[@eightykakes15]

@@criggthekid When positions are given instead of earned lol

[@lltipsy]

@@criggthekid these ain’t no mafia, mafia guys are different in italy these guys are the 4th generation born in US they left the hardness back in 1970 😂

[@criggthekid]

@@eightykakes15 exactly!!! That’s Nepotism at its finest

[@micahhayes8770]

Ronnie 1 arm, Bobby glasses, Big Louie and etc. U gotta love Italian/Mafia nicknames!

[@benjamintribe4652]

I know right!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😆💯

[@VisibilityFoggy]

In this same bust there was a guy named "Vinnie Carwash" who was arrested.

[@foreverolly8864]

@@VisibilityFoggy 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bdailey8065]

Vlad is a GOAT for all these classic Mafia interviews!

[@KapkanisBae]

Yeah you can tell this guy is the real deal. Love this mobster interviews. Keep em coming Vlad. Doing an amazing job with these mafia joints lately.

[@abethereal]

My man aged 15 years as soon as he removed those glasses.

[@joecoffey8529]

And takin the pills he was sellin

[@ponyboycurtis3795]

Hahaha...yeah true....them eye wrinkles popped out 😅😅

[@MrRugbyhooker2]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@berrafatale25yearsago87]

@@ponyboycurtis3795 thats called mob wrinkles. Havent you seen Fat Tony in Simpsons?

[@MikeStrafaci]

@Jay Dee word! 2020 bro smh

[@OdayJ]

Man, I wish I could have a no-show job and still get paid, straight chillin lol.

[@shaolinone9584]

You can these days.

[@berrafatale25yearsago87]

Just join BLM or become a liberal and youll have it in no time

[@floyddarmody81]

@@berrafatale25yearsago87 LOL

[@JohnSmith-cm4zy]

Work from home or get unemployment lol, it's 2021 son fuck a standard on-site job

[@amosmlambo7876]

I Can't stop watching, these guys stories are 🔥

[@Dddherdjo]

This dude got that aftershave on point

[@Ozziemints]

LOL!!! Truth. 👌👌👌

[@drtij_dzienz]

This guys glasses tell a story. And he can take them off dramatically like he is David Caruso NCIS

[@zachmartin1545]

David Caruso was on csi Miami fam 😂😂 but I see what ya mean haha

[@vincentpavlovsky2554]

what kind of glasses are those ?

[@mauriceanderson5603]

Wouldn't even trade baseball cards with him

[@cosimodemedici1530]

Drinking game: Take a shot🥃 every time Vlad says ok. I’m fucking drunk already.

[@hornylorney8150]

"I guess"

[@clemenza24]

lol

[@Rob_V_W85]

The captain crying about his social security just shows how much the mob has fallen since their golden era.

[@mcseedat]

Yeah they were making what People earn In a lifetime in a week. Michael franzese was making 30m a week from one of his operations. If This guy is worrying about his social security, then what's the point of being in the mob?

[@jjbk2356]

@@mcseedat Michael was never making 30mil a week...not even close...and becoming a wiseguy isn't as much about money as the media let's you beleive....There were always broke wisegiys.....some of the best ones as a matter of fact...

[@baileymiller2284]

@@jjbk2356 pablo made 420m a week....

[@baileymiller2284]

@@jjbk2356 it's not unrealistic for Micheal to be making a fraction of that.

[@jjbk2356]

@@baileymiller2284 it is VERY unrealistic...first off Pablo basically owned a country, second Bezos has what 150bil..does that mean Mike can make a fraction of that, of course not, they are 2 separate businesses and 2 separate situations,Same for Mike and Pablo....Mike according to Mike himself his best weeks were 8-9million gross....that was an exceptional week not the norm and he probably maybe a million or 2 if that on the 8mil....he didnt even pocket 30mil himself throughout the whole scam... .

[@TreyParker318]

"No one woulda trade baseball cards with tha guy" 🤣

[@danielamaya112]

His story is interesting. He should do a book.

[@budgibson185]

He is working on it 👌

[@ChattinWithStaxxShow]

he is doing a book make sure you check out our show The Hootie & Staxx Show

[@danielamaya112]

@@ChattinWithStaxxShow Hopefully I catch the announcement and you guys get the book on Amazon. I don’t see all the episodes but the ones I can see I do watch them. I was waiting for you to be on GladTV, though. It’s all great stuff. Thanks for sharing your story

[@danielamaya112]

@Peter Peter Yeah but a lot of their stories aren’t as interesting.

[@zachmartin1545]

Vlad jumped in his skin when the glasses came off haha

[@zerofox3075]

Ask him where he got those shades 🔥🔥🔥

[@Jon-rd5br]

They’re gonna cancel my social security check 💀💀💀💀

[@joeasg2843]

Really shows you how far the mafia has fallen since its golden age. A captain sitting in jail cell crying and lamenting the loss of his social security check. Hard to even picture it honestly.

[@Rob_V_W85]

@@joeasg2843 exactly. I just commented basically the same thing. That would never happen prior to the 90s.

[@floyddarmody81]

@@joeasg2843 that’s because each generation is getting softer and softer. Think about how much life was harder back in even the 50’s compared to today. I grew up poor and still didn’t struggle like they used to!

[@dannygibson2597]

Wasn't Al Trucchio released from prison in 2020? Gotta get him on Vlad next unless he's in hiding

[@joepagano11]

💯

[@infectedmuhrom6039]

Al Trucchio was shelfed. Don't think he will agree to an interview

[@jameswilling3715]

Clown he’s not snitch

[@jameswilling3715]

@@infectedmuhrom6039 clown he’s not shelved why would he talk he’s made guy

[@robbierude247]

@@jameswilling3715 People say everyone is a snitch now a Days.

[@aarong8735]

I thought he was about to kill vlad

[@user-gu3ie]

Vlad stop saying "okay" ever sentence....

[@paulb9512]

The constant “ok” gets annoying

[@beanz5245]

Ayeee homez said I’ll do a extra 2 weeks he 💯💯💯

[@russianwheelchairbandit8005]

“ Wtf Are You Doing Here “😂😂😂

[@timpotvin6542]

Homie got a shiner jus for talkin to Glad...took of the glasses lookin like see what I been thru jus to be able to get on gladtv

[@Magickman1]

There is no Bobby Glasses. He only said that because in that moment he was thinking "Damn I should've kept my glasses on" haha

[@coopwoodson2679]

Bobby Glasses was a legit stone cold killer

[@benz500r]

He is actually a charismatic guy. Had he stayed away from crime, he would have done fine in business.

[@dannylago2330]

They’re gonna stop my social security check!😂😂

[@00bankz24]

Vladtv turnin into A&E documentary

[@RonLOL513]

These mobsters never have a simple story it always end wild lmao

[@chardin1900]

Life in the game

[@l.apastore4208]

'Okay'' is Vlads response to everything, good or bad

[@shanemartin2816]

The mafia guys got the best story’s

[@ChattinWithStaxxShow]

make sure you check out The Hootie & Staxx Show

[@calviethang7139]

Ending is priceless lol

[@swexplorer]

This dude could pass for MC search brother.

[@jamescoombs2569]

Holy,crap that's crazy,,,

[@marijanetarot9843]

✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 this was a good one.

[@kelliebaliyah3632]

LOL 😆 a caption whining about his social security check lol that's great, Oh,I LOVE listening to the mobsters interviews I could just watch these and nothing else and be happy. Stay safe everyone.

[@nickwalsh2796]

Does this guy sound like Jackie junior in sopranos?

[@shaolinone9584]

Vladimir has most unique interviews in this area. He knows how to unfold his guests.

[@pepepowell711]

He’s low IQ and pushes woke BLM BS. But I do enjoy his interview tho. Kek

[@shaolinone9584]

@@pepepowell711 its an act to make money off black people.

[@pepepowell711]

That’s low key racist. I don’t care about race.

[@mannyonelover1]

Would love to see his story in the movie.... grew up in Brooklyn in the 80s 90s so the stories hit home.....

[@ChattinWithStaxxShow]

make sure you check out The Hootie & Staxx Show on my channel and please subscribe

[@daviddiaz529]

GOTTA BE MOVIN'! GOTTA BE SMYLIN'! SHAKIN' THAT AHHHYASS! WOOOOOO!

[@tmclaug90]

Listen to the voice... Outta respect for my fawtha.

[@TonySlick69]

Bruh put yo glasses back on!! Lol

[@doodiesduties658]

So I been lookin at him like he looks so familiar and boom it hit “Pauly D”

[@mikeydubbz1]

“Okay” - vlad 😩

[@ProdbyCeeSick]

This guy had tax returns?!?!? Wtf. 🤣

[@Diesal102]

Daaaammmm put yo glasses back on lol

[@yaaaboy3491]

My boss got caught up in the mafia takedown. Fucking crazy. Insane I was just having a conversation about this with him and then I see this 😂

[@brunogiovannisantinijunior4380]

They were in fort Hamilton ?? Interesting

[@travishart6420]

Bobby glasses lol

[@JayLang7]

LOL Vlad is such a mob cheerleader

[@budgibson185]

Damn he went down in Operation Old Bridge! That decimated the last of the old school Gambino men still leftover from Gotti Sr regime

[@danschuster5187]

Doing bette now

[@jasonk4323]

Hootie, straight shootin

[@timreed1440]

How many aliases do you have JC?

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

Nino Gaggi was a captain and Roy Demoe was his soldier and Greg De Palma was his soldier too, they were part of his crew.

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

@@seidelbaum Cry what.! Gaggi was a serious captain and got Roy made in to the Gambino family.

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

@bobdogg2010 And whats your point. He said captains and soldiers are never to together that captains only have associates. That's makes no sense. A captain has soldiers in his crew and a soldier has associates. Nino Gaggi is the captain and in his crew is Roy a soldier and with Roy are his guys that are associates. Maybe he said it wrong.

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

@bobdogg2010 oh oh oh, you don't know your talking about. On Sammy the bulls channel, we he went to the westchester premiere, Greg got him into a beef with Jimmy the weasel Fratiano. Sammy told Paul Castellano, and Paul told Nino his captain, to tell Greg that he better watch his step or we're going to feed him to Roy Demoe. Go look for that episode. Lol

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

@bobdogg2010 can you read I said Greg was I Ninos crew.

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

@bobdogg2010 Kid you make no sense, you don't think Greg didn't know Roy. Here the thing they were from different parts of the City. Greg was working the Bronx and westchester and Roy is from Brooklyn. Don't spin things around. Hootie said it the wrong way. Greg DePalma had a strip club in the Bronx with his son Craig, I was there all the time. It was called Pretty Woman and I know all the bouncers. And because I was in with all the bouncers I would stay after they closed and watch Craig take all the money out of the cash registers and put it in his pocket. I'm from the Bronx kid. And I'm good friends with the nephew of Hippie longo hey Genovese guy works out of Morris Park in the Bronx. Who you been around.

[@hchishtis]

Social security cheque lmao

[@twentymover]

Real stories

[@TheTruthAllDay]

Why does glad always ask people how did they feel during crimes or arrest or death???

[@berrafatale25yearsago87]

He took his shades of because he still has to respect the oath. Him taking of his glasses shows he want to assure that those who watching are confident in him telling the truth, and nothing that can damage them. I dont know how to explain exactly but its an honor thing.

[@inFAMous1013fm]

Ok so if they saw the snitch guy talking to his FBI handler at the park 9 months earlier, why didnt they do something about that guy and make him disappear? They even said he was annoying and not likable.

[@lowerdesert9577]

Because the FBI was protecting him obviously once they saw him they knew he was a dead man

[@inFAMous1013fm]

@@lowerdesert9577 oh yeah i know the FBI will be protecting him and naturally if he winds up dead, they're gonna suspect someone from the Gambinos did it because they found out his secret. But still, if it took out 127 guys, it might have been worth it

[@chardin1900]

@@inFAMous1013fm he didn’t say yet what took out everyone

[@lltipsy]

@@inFAMous1013fm they was going down regardless of getting rid of him or not, why catch another m charge

[@italymalta08]

Yo try to get anthony arrlotta

[@staysolid3119]

That would be big

[@unpopularopinion3158]

This dude me of Richy Aprile Jr., if only he wasn't gunned for owning drug dealers money.

[@theawesometwinsandlily7840]

So well dressed love this interview

[@danschuster5187]

Nice pic

[@bernardliu8526]

This guy could be a wonderful debt collector.

[@JIMDUNNA7]

Dude looks like Jimmy Kimmel

[@Amazing_Jamaica]

wtf...20 years for a career criminal...

[@DDAWGY1]

Carrier criminal act- Is 30 years + your sentance mandatory minimum.... Its because of the threat of that law that i retired my life of crime....

[@Flowerz__]

TK? Where u at OG?

[@PunkMartyr]

This dudes charisma is 100. He should sell Benzes

[@tommya10]

There was more then 1 informant on this case

[@rafaeladrian1510]

yeah Vlad should just make another channel strictly for these mob dudes

[@chardin1900]

The feds have a 3 strike rule also people 👈🏿They call it careering you out the game.

[@realelplaga]

If you go through these clips Glad starts every one with "Ok!" Now I notice him saying it a lot and its irritating tf outta me.

[@ShawnyTsunami]

nigga took off the glasses 💯 0:35

[@1112-g1x]

slick talker

[@esco200106705]

I would trade baseball cards with the guy because I always win --TK Kirkland

[@joematus410]

Its good

[@steveslav5731]

Russo's a good kid

[@mml1224]

this was epic! @9:30 - "theyre gonna stop my SS checks"- Hootie commenting on a crybaby wanabe Capo Regime, cld u ever imagne Vinny A doin that, nfw?

[@michaelfox933]

I only told on myself! Like police or feds cannot put 2+2 together!

[@marijanetarot9843]

90 MADE MEN!?!?!?!? Holy shit.

[@jasondubbin9522]

Vlad favorite word ok

[@mikeymike1981]

wheres uncle paulie??

[@mikesulyvahn7143]

Capos name is Louis Mastrangelo who was getting SS

[@joeylatz7611]

So used of this dude with glasses lol. Boy got some big ass blue eyes

[@Eyes_dont_Lie]

I like hootie.

[@nicoleagostini2646]

This is guys can't sleep because he was never made. It wasn't for selling drugs. It was for the nickname TOOTSIE... 😂

[@caper087]

How this guy get out? He drop a dime?

[@christags3139]

I wonder who the captain was

[@jameswilling3715]

Al Trucchio

[@thatswhyipickwoolies4078]

What's this got to do with hip hop

[@tommya10]

Operation old bridge my dad and uncle were arrested in this

[@510fitness3]

Take off your glasses boy Vlad about to integrate you

[@TOYNaroundstudios]

If Scott Storch and Pauly D did a “Fusion Dance” Anthony Russo would be the result.

[@chersolos]

3 strikes in cali not cool.i got 2

[@BoveeBaby]

When Vkad say his Ah Ha I always thi I know cheesy cop on cop shows on T.V.

[@floridaman7]

Vlad: I wont interview 69 because he is a rat Also Vlad: Interviews every other NY rat in existence.

[@infectedmuhrom6039]

His not a rat