Lion in the Basement Growing up in the Gallo Crime Family by Frank Dimatteo

Author:Frank Dimatteo [Dimatteo, Frank]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Frank DiMatteo
Published: 2014-11-27T05:00:00+00:00

Al Goldstein and Ricky in the good old days

Robert "DB" DiBernardo, A good friend, Ricky told him not to go anywhere alone, he didn't listen

We sold over 300,00 Copies of this issue when it came out it came out in the 1970's

MARRIED TO THE MOB AL GOLDSTEIN'S INTERVIEW IN HUSTLER

Pornographic Periodicals Tied to Organized by Nicholas Cage

Nearly all of the major hardcore pornographic newspapers and periodicals in the United States are distributed by companies controlled by organized crime members, according to law inforcement officals, underworld figures and some of the newspaper owners themselves.

The largest of these publications is Screw, a weekly tabloid-sized newspaper that has a circulation of 85,000. The total circulation of the dozen leading pornographic papers, all distributed by the same two companies is about 300,000.

In a interview, Al Goldstein, publish and editor of Screw, openly discussed the ties of the two companies that distribute these papers.

"We have no options at to who we deal with," he said.

"No legitimate distributor will touch us. I'd deal with Hitler if I had to. I'll deal with anyone I can do business with."

Screw is published by Milky Way Productions, Inc. Which was founded in 1968 by Mr. Goldstein and James Buckley, who recently gave up his interest to his partner to devote his time to producing and distributing movies.

The Liberalization of city state and Federal obsenity laws has spawned dozens of papers containing sexually explicit articles and pictures. They bear such names as, Pleazure, Hooker, San Franciso Ball, Whips & Chains, Hot Stuff and Smut. According to law enforcement officials, Mafia members are involved in the distribution of all of them'.

These papers had difficulty finding distribbutors when they started and ultimately turned to companies connected with organized crime. Police officals and Federal agents who have been investigating organized- crime involvement in the pornography industry said that publishers of such publications had to give these companies a higher share of profits then is customary or an outright interest in their paper to obtain distribution.

Mr. Goldstein who is 39 years old, said that neither of the two distrributors he dealt with owned any interest in Screw, but he said that he paid them much higher rates then regular publications paid. Most pornographic papers are distributed nationally by a company called Star Distributors. Which is situated at 150 Lafayette Street, inManhattan. In New York City, distribution of pornogaphic papersis manly handled by Astro News, with offices at 118 8th Street Brooklyn.

Bolt Star Distributors and Astro News have strong Mafia ties, according to law-enforcement officials and underworld socrces. The officers of Star DistRibbutors are Theodore Rothstein president: Robert DiBernardo vice president and Nathan Gramer, secretary- treasurer. DiBernardo is listed by the New York police and the Justice Department as a member of the Mafia familt of Sam DeCavalcante, which is based in New Jersey.

Shipment for Cash

Star originally was operated by Theodore Rothstein says a report of the State investigation Commission. It operation, according to one withness, were severely hampered by its need for cast Shipments

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