{"id":2946,"date":"2025-07-14T12:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand77.biz\/category\/casino-resorts\/mobbed-up-podcast-part-11-implosion-crime\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:35:57","slug":"mobbed-up-podcast-part-11-implosion-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand77.biz\/category\/casino-resorts\/mobbed-up-podcast-part-11-implosion-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobbed Up podcast: Part 11 \u2014 Implosion | Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Implosion | Pt. 11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/nwq8y-e4228a?from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;skin=2&amp;pfauth=&amp;btn-skin=109\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Seemingly against the odds, Frank Cullotta is still standing \u2014 no small feat, considering he flipped on one of the most powerful criminal organizations in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>After a 1981 arrest for attempted burglary, the former Chicago Outfit associate became a government witness in 1982 in exchange for a reduced sentence. Cullotta, who would ultimately admit to involvement in four murders, also received immunity from prosecution for any crimes he would testify to.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"rj-image-inline xl wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" rj-lazy-load lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14016004_web1_Dust-Hangs-web-7.jpg?crop=1&amp;is-pending-load=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dust hangs in the air after the Stardust hotel-casino was imploded early Tuesday morning, March ...\" data-lazy-transform=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dust hangs in the air after the Stardust hotel-casino was imploded early Tuesday morning, March ...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14016004_web1_Dust-Hangs-web-7.jpg?crop=1\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Dust hangs in the air after the Stardust hotel-casino was imploded early Tuesday morning, March 13, 2007, on the Las Vegas Strip. (John Gurzinski\/Las Vegas Review-Journal File)By the time Cullotta had fulfilled his obligation to the government, his testimony had contributed to four murder indictments in Illinois, five burglary and armed robbery indictments in Nevada and 19 federal racketeering indictments. The 28 cases resulted in 21 convictions, reaching the top levels of the Chicago Outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Cullotta says he has gone by several different names since those days, but he has returned to living under his own name. Now 81 years old, Cullotta lives a public life in Las Vegas, even leading tours up to seven days a week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting used to my own name again, writing it down. Sometimes I go to write the wrong name down,\u201d Cullotta says with a chuckle.<\/p>\n<p>The former career criminal has managed to outlive the old guard of the Chicago Outfit, a feat he chalks up to a blend of luck and smarts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m probably the only guy standing right now out of Chicago,\u201d Cullotta says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"rj-image-inline lg wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" rj-lazy-load lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14016004_web1_Dust-in-Air-web-7.jpg?w=980&amp;is-pending-load=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dust from the Stardust Casino impolsion envelopes the Circus Circus as people walk back to thei ...\" data-lazy-transform=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dust from the Stardust Casino impolsion envelopes the Circus Circus as people walk back to thei ...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14016004_web1_Dust-in-Air-web-7.jpg?w=980\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Dust from the Stardust Casino impolsion envelopes the Circus Circus as people walk back to their cars on the top floor of the Circus Circus parking lot after watching the event early in the morning on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. (John Locher\/Las Vegaas Review-Journal File)<span class=\"neFMT neFMT_Subhead_WithinText\">\u2018Mobbed Up \u2014 Part 11: Implosion\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the final episode of \u201cMobbed Up,\u201d Cullotta tells of his life since he became a government witness in 1982, dating back to his time living in the U.S. Marshals Service Witness Security Program.<\/p>\n<p>The finale also examines the end of traditional organized crime in Las Vegas and re-examines a question posed at the start of the series: Was Las Vegas better off when it was mobbed up?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"advanced-blockquote\"><p>I\u2019m getting used to my own name again, writing it down. Sometimes I go to write the wrong name down.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Cullotta<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"rj-image-inline lg wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" rj-lazy-load lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14016004_web1_Cullotta-Tour-web-7.jpg?w=980&amp;is-pending-load=1\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Frank Cullotta points to one of the sites on his mob tour of Las Vegas. The former mob associat ...\" data-lazy-transform=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Frank Cullotta points to one of the sites on his mob tour of Las Vegas. The former mob associat ...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/14016004_web1_Cullotta-Tour-web-7.jpg?w=980\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Frank Cullotta points to one of the sites on his mob tour of Las Vegas. The former mob associate has resumed living under his own name after years of living under assumed identities for his own protection. (Michael Quine\/Las Vegas Review-Journal)<span class=\"neFMT neFMT_Subhead_WithinText\">Where and how to listen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMobbed Up:<\/strong> The Fight for Las Vegas\u201d is available for free on all major podcasting platforms, including <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobbed-up-the-fight-for-las-vegas\/id1511810815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobbed-up-the-fight-for-las-vegas\/id1511810815&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590199430984000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGN4bs31GdySC63GRCLg_ls5kJpdg\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4ZbeUrnZ1qwe1lL5RrtMCs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4ZbeUrnZ1qwe1lL5RrtMCs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590199430984000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHlFIigeNRdPjtWD408boMtIBU2KA\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL21vYmJlZHVwL2ZlZWQueG1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL21vYmJlZHVwL2ZlZWQueG1s&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590199430984000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9qpT2SJOyXCW9mELb9eB5hbHhtA\">Google Podcasts<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n<p>Search for \u201cMobbed Up\u201d on your preferred mobile podcasting app and tap \u201csubscribe\u201d or \u201cfollow,\u201d or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/podcasts\/mobbedup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/podcasts\/mobbedup\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1590261290014000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSnuKQ0A7zbiMrTsUZU1v4UPudCw\">click here to listen<\/a> to the series on the Review-Journal website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seemingly against the odds, Frank Cullotta is still standing \u2014 no small feat, considering he flipped on one of the most powerful criminal organizations in U.S. history. 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