
Originally Posted by
zengrifter
Again, trouble makers: Fertittas' lawyer John Krieger was adimant:
"Scoop McTroll's history of Fertittas is nothing but a pack of lies."
Here's another MMA troublemaker, or is this a Bergeron story? - either way, I do not think this constitutes "proof," or does it?
Like Steve Wynn was apt to say - "Vegas casino pioneers were not mobsters, they were "only friends" of mobsters."
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Proof: Fertitta Family is 100 yr. old Mafia Family
Frank Fertitta II, Frank & Lorenzo's father was founder & former chairman of Station Casinos. Federal investigations linked him to a mob money-skimming operation in 1985 when he was caught on an FBI wire tap stating so, though he was never charged or sanctioned.
Nonetheless, Missouri gaming officials in 1992 refused to issue a gambling permit to Station unless the company guaranteed Fertitta would have no
part in its management, according to published reports. This is when Frank III took over the business reigns from his father.
Both Frank III & Lorenzo were working for the family business during the time that their father was caught on FBI wire-taps implicating himself in the illegal skimming operation at the Fremont Hotel/Casino working together with known organized crime members. The FBI wire-tap transcripts were released to the media. This caused a lot of controversy in Las Vegas and the media there reported closely on it.
It was well known by longtime Las Vegas residents that the Fertitta family was involved in organized crime. ...
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