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Whether Mr. Weissmann’s brand — intimidating low-level Mafiosos and corporate figures to force them to snitch — will work in Washington against political operatives will be answered in the coming months.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2017

He rode into Texas from New York City in 2002 fresh from putting a number of Mafiosos in prison.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2017

Devoting a solo series to him running down equally incompetent Foreign Mafiosos instead of the Kingpin also could feel unfulfilling sooner than later.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2016

Even if "Los Grandes Mafiosos" could be caught, moreover, it is unlikely that they would be held for long.

From Time Magazine Archive