11-12: JFK and the Mob Part 3 - Sam Giancana, the CIA, Castro, and RFK

Sam Giancana

Chicago Outfit mob godfather Sam Giancana and the role the CIA played in enlisting the mafia to assassinate John F. Kennedy are discussed in Part 3 of “JFK and the Mob.” But how do Robert Kennedy and Fidel Castro figure into all of it?

The mob wanted the casinos in Cuba – but with Castro in power, it wasn’t happening. And given Kennedy’s botched attempt at assassinating Castro, the mafia was not happy.

On top of that, the mob allegedly played a large hand helping JFK win the Presidency – and when John installed his mafia-hunting brother Bobby as Attorney General, everyone’s fate was sealed.

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