The plan involved the Kennedy administration, the CIA and the Chicago mob, and even Palm Springs crooner Frank Sinatra got wrapped up in some schemes along the way. The show is out Tuesday on the ...
The Mafia had significant influence in the entertainment industry, particularly in the operation of nightclubs. Frank Sinatra denied having connections to the Mafia, but he benefited from ...
"Was he mobbed up? I think there’s a lot of debate to be put on that," said Scott Huver about Frank Sinatra's alleged Mafia ties. "Frank was 50 at the time," said Huver. "He was grappling a ...
But there may be a much deeper connection between the Kennedys and the mob, and legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra reportedly served as a key intermediary and whipping boy in one case.
Sinatra became integral to the Kennedy presidential campaign - but his Mafia connections soon made Sinatra a political liability, requiring Kennedy to push him aside.
Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin got into a barroom brawl in Beverly Hills that nearly left someone dead – and the details remain murky decades later. Author and longtime People magazine ...
With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.