Chicago Outfit Boss Tony “Joe batters” Accardo called before a Senate committee (1984)

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  • @jerometurner8759
    @jerometurner8759 11 місяців тому +95

    No sir. No sir. No sir, I don't remember. Who? No sir. Sir? I don't remember. Sir? No sir. No sir. I don't understand the question. No sir. No sir. I didn't hear the question. ..... the man deserves an academy award! Brilliant performance!

    • @leekam4606
      @leekam4606 4 місяці тому +3

      Definitely...even De niro would be proud of that performance

    • @FarmHandz-cx4rn
      @FarmHandz-cx4rn Місяць тому

      ​@@leekam4606yea but dinero is now a cuck

    • @markholroyde9412
      @markholroyde9412 25 днів тому

      Not really the dopey weasel would have been easy to snare...strange how he remembered he was in Bimini immediately saying 10 days, this idiot was a nobody 1 mile from his home...gullible clowns.

    • @kenford208
      @kenford208 6 днів тому +1

      I do believe he was never convicted of anything

  • @therookiesplaybook
    @therookiesplaybook Рік тому +136

    He's my best friend of 50 years, I have no idea what he does for a living.

    • @AndyFardly-vv2by
      @AndyFardly-vv2by Рік тому +14

      😂

    • @FRED-sr4me
      @FRED-sr4me 3 місяці тому

      There's no way he could be alive today.

    • @yuriii1999
      @yuriii1999 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@FRED-sr4me that's not what he's saying.

    • @SagaciousSage777
      @SagaciousSage777 26 днів тому +1

      @therookiesplaybook In my book you get points for staying out of the can- Paulie Walnuts

    • @RobertDeLuca-b8t
      @RobertDeLuca-b8t 9 днів тому +2

      This is a real mob boss

  • @randyking3057
    @randyking3057 Рік тому +136

    "Do you expect us to believe that?" "Yessir." That's totally badass

    • @abeltrenadojr7235
      @abeltrenadojr7235 6 місяців тому +16

      This dude was the baddest dude to walk the streets of Chicago

    • @Issamenock
      @Issamenock 4 місяці тому

      @@abeltrenadojr7235i read that he’s been in jail only 1 day

    • @abeltrenadojr7235
      @abeltrenadojr7235 4 місяці тому

      That’s power

    • @Stolencamaro
      @Stolencamaro 4 місяці тому +3

      Bad ass would never speak of cosa nostra as per their rules

    • @joewelnack3283
      @joewelnack3283 2 місяці тому

      @@Issamenock That isn't true, he only spent the night in jail : - ).

  • @youngpaderewski3668
    @youngpaderewski3668 Рік тому +98

    Senator: “How did you get the name , Joey Batters?”
    Mr. Accardo: “From hittin’ everything they throw at me out the park.” 😂

    • @jayrush4076
      @jayrush4076 Рік тому +5

      😂😂

    • @boosterstephanie5700
      @boosterstephanie5700 Рік тому +5

      He didn’t say that but I wish he did 😂

    • @pab1381
      @pab1381 5 місяців тому +7

      “You just woke up one day and someone said you’re now Joe Batters?” “Yes sir.” 😂

  • @ClaudeRains1948
    @ClaudeRains1948 2 роки тому +131

    My father always told me … keep telling a person nothing & they will keep coming up with nothing …that’s Tony Accardo

    • @trumplostlol805
      @trumplostlol805 2 роки тому

      Your father was dumb

    • @joedimaggio6261
      @joedimaggio6261 2 роки тому +1

      @@trumplostlol805 LOL 😆

    • @joedimaggio6261
      @joedimaggio6261 2 роки тому +10

      My father told me that it was important to have the gift of gab. To know how to talk to people is very important.

    • @Pyrrhic537
      @Pyrrhic537 10 місяців тому

      ​@@joedimaggio6261And to know what not to say.

    • @leekam4606
      @leekam4606 4 місяці тому +2

      My father told me to get the papers .. get the papers

  • @LudiCrust.
    @LudiCrust. Рік тому +112

    Easily one of the top 5 most powerful mobsters of all time & probably #2 overall. What’s crazy is almost no one has ever even heard of him. He was the main mover in Vegas & Hollywood AND had the largest controlling stake in the Teamsters (more than the Genovese -they were in essence working for him) + every other national union. The smartest thing he ever did was have other people be the public face/head of the Outfit.

    • @stevebohla6473
      @stevebohla6473 Рік тому +31

      He was #1.... Longest serving boss. Not one night in jail.. hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars brought in..

    • @BeysHorseRadish
      @BeysHorseRadish Рік тому +3

      It depends.... Batters easy top 5 but he greatly benefited from not having to deal with politics of dealing with other families in Chicago like in New York...I'd say he was behind Luciano and then Costello in power (Vito was a thug) but then after Costello retires it was def him and Gambino who wielded the most power..The two of them were incredibly cunning, cagey & vicious..I would say though the Outfit were probably more effective in bumping guys they wanted throughout the rest of the country.. When they wanted a guy whacked anywhere they could get it done with no problem. So in terms of power throughout the country Accardo was probably number 1 but NYC was still the epicenter of the mob and New York had the most wealth and so Gambino prly takes the nod..

    • @jpd3484
      @jpd3484 Рік тому +15

      #1 in my book. He learned under Al Capone and took the best of Al and avoided the worse by avoiding the limelight. When you consider longevity, money brought in and actually transitioning to a legitimate wealthy businessman avoiding jail and dying of old age surrounded by his loved ones and even the quality if his personal family, indicating he took care of business at home, he is number one. You can tell how even at this old age he is handling his interrogators mostly by himself and without taking the 5th or attorney assistance. You can tell how sharp he is even when old

    • @Reloadeez
      @Reloadeez Рік тому +15

      Based on longevity, never doing any prison time, no felony convictions, he probably is the most successful mobster in history. Meyer Lansky is another one, although he wasn't a made man.

    • @ShaunWabinaw
      @ShaunWabinaw Рік тому +3

      You guys ever hear of Jack Tocco from Detroit?? They also were the guys who owned Hoffa.

  • @joedimaggio3687
    @joedimaggio3687 2 роки тому +71

    Accardo should have been allowed to question the senators about their lives of crime.

    • @dtail4u
      @dtail4u 14 днів тому

      💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 exactly SIR

  • @nagone11
    @nagone11 2 роки тому +87

    Walked into those hearings...walked out of those hearings and they couldn't lay a glove on him. Tony"Joe Batters" Accardo..#legend.

    • @joedimaggio3687
      @joedimaggio3687 2 роки тому

      Stop looking up to murderous thugs like Accardo

  • @ClaudeRains1948
    @ClaudeRains1948 2 роки тому +231

    This man was greater than Al Capone !!! To think he was around since then to that day & only spent one night in jail & ran Chicago mob shows his intelligence

    • @nagone11
      @nagone11 2 роки тому +20

      Even the fbi respected Accardo..

    • @mancaveandgaragedesignsrec1492
      @mancaveandgaragedesignsrec1492 2 роки тому +14

      We r talking about a murderer right?

    • @wilsonjohn9766
      @wilsonjohn9766 2 роки тому +50

      @@mancaveandgaragedesignsrec1492 , No sir.

    • @-GRAVESITE-
      @-GRAVESITE- 2 роки тому +34

      @@mancaveandgaragedesignsrec1492 Outside of the newspapers, no sir.

    • @jhonfamo8412
      @jhonfamo8412 2 роки тому +9

      By magnitudes. Ricca and accardo. 50 year stretch.

  • @mafia_dave32
    @mafia_dave32 2 роки тому +48

    The old saying is that a fish is caught because of its open mouth .

  • @ZDiddy7777
    @ZDiddy7777 2 роки тому +131

    If one had no idea who Tony Accardo was, theres no way anybody could understand what a genius Accardo was from this.

    • @joedimaggio6261
      @joedimaggio6261 2 роки тому

      Accardo a genius? What the fuck is wrong with you? The guy was a killer and a thief and you call him a genius.

    • @RPMac
      @RPMac Рік тому +3

      Nonsense....wake up !!

    • @cirodimarzio8688
      @cirodimarzio8688 Рік тому

      By claiming the fifth and saying they don’t remember? lol get a clue, any halfwit can do that

    • @ZDiddy7777
      @ZDiddy7777 Рік тому +10

      @@cirodimarzio8688.... Nooooo, the moves he made that allowed him to run the Outfit for 40 years, most of that time secretly behind a front boss, without spending a night in jail (maybe one night, this is a disputed fact) You proved my point actually, you obviously have very little information about Accardo and formed an opinion based on this video- exactly my point. If you want an actual instance of his genius, I'd say the trap he set to remove Giancana qualifies. There's a lot to it, but Giancana was in a position where he either defended himself in court- which meant he might win his case, but for talking about mob business he would be removed, probably killed, or he only took the 5th- which would lead to him loding his case, going to jail and being removed.... its really quite an interesting story if you're into that kinda shit. Anyway, thanks for backing up my point in my original post.

    • @undercoverbrother67
      @undercoverbrother67 Рік тому +3

      ​@@ZDiddy7777 I've been looking for more details on Big Tuna's involvement in the Giancana hit. You sound like you know a bit about it. So was it Blasi or Spilotro? Or A.N Otherioni? 😅

  • @BettingNetwork
    @BettingNetwork Рік тому +80

    Most underrated Mob Boss of all-time, Longevity, avoided incarceration, wealth and died in his own bed of old age

    • @joedimaggio3687
      @joedimaggio3687 4 місяці тому +1

      And now burning in hell for it.

    • @DonP-gf5hn
      @DonP-gf5hn 3 місяці тому +1

      @@joedimaggio3687hell is not real 😂😂

    • @joedimaggio3687
      @joedimaggio3687 3 місяці тому +1

      @@DonP-gf5hn if there was a hell, would Accardo be there?

    • @DonFelixGallardo
      @DonFelixGallardo Місяць тому

      @@joedimaggio3687if hell is real, a lot of people who you look up to and are excited to meet in heaven won’t be waiting there if you make it up there yourself…

  • @markyncole
    @markyncole 2 роки тому +111

    If they ever made a movie about Tony Accardo's life,it wouldn't tell you anything.

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому +5

      Because he didn't do much. Only "boss" to have 10 bosses. Smart or not really participating? Giancana did a year in jail for refusing to testify in a hearing like this.

    • @tronsnow4763
      @tronsnow4763 2 роки тому +5

      I get what you’re saying, and I too believe he was more of a consigliere or “senior advisor” rather than THE man or more of “chieftain.” More of a powerful member of the council rather than THE chairman. That being said, he still remained unharmed, active, and free while staying near the top of arguably the strongest crime family in the country. PLUS he actually WAS “boss,” from when Paul Ricca went to jail until Giancana stepped into the role (at least 10 years) during the ‘40s & ‘50s...AND certainly became the “senior chairman” for awhile in the ‘70s after Ricca died (I think the brutal fallout of his house being burglarized proves as much). So, no matter which way you say it, Accardo was one of the most influential mobsters in the country for quite some time.....

    • @ciziazyke5662
      @ciziazyke5662 Рік тому +1

      @@BudsCartoon Big paul to he didnt do that much, just the hit made him famous

    • @clafeborne1114
      @clafeborne1114 Рік тому

      ​@mr.batters9919he fogot who gave him that name Joe batters lmao good job Joey we all knoe your boss the big fella Al Capone gave u that name son u was his hitta u was his aka body guard u was his lil nigga lol but u learn not too move nothing like him too stay low key in the dark that's why u reign sooo long like that say not many know of u your great grand sons doing well Joey bossa of the 49ers yess one of the best pass rushers in football is your boy now I see where he gets his size from

    • @eijiniizuma6184
      @eijiniizuma6184 Рік тому +4

      Hollywood don't make movies about the smarter criminals who were never caught at the end.

  • @MrIlleism
    @MrIlleism 11 місяців тому +37

    Tony to his lawyer: relax, I got this.

  • @Silo-Ren
    @Silo-Ren 2 роки тому +79

    "No sir, "I don't remember" "I don't recall" "yes I know but don't know when we met" "yes I know they call me that but don't know why" "i can't hear you" "so you know joey, that's right" "but you don't know what he told you? that's right" lol 🤣 brilliant. Those guys were po'd.

    • @jhonfamo8412
      @jhonfamo8412 2 роки тому +6

      I'm not even sure what the purpose is this is for outside of a public stunt or charade. What's he going to say question mark on the top boss and ordered countless beatings and murders? Probably not

    • @xxthesarcasm
      @xxthesarcasm 2 роки тому +2

      "I don't understand your question" made me laugh lol around 7:10

    • @thomaskendrick2378
      @thomaskendrick2378 Рік тому +1

      Wait who?…the problem he doesn’t understand what your sayin…he can’t hear…

    • @josevega76
      @josevega76 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, that was a good move by his lawyer. I noticed that too. And that prick saying “Joe Batters doesn’t sounds anything like “Tony Accardo. How did you get that name?
      Accardo: Come over here and I’ll show you.

    • @willj.3235
      @willj.3235 Рік тому +1

      @Silo-Ren. Best part, what no never met him, seen at a golf game, no not sure. Seen his name in the paper, he came by and said hello, but had to go, he was there, but I missed him, I was late, he stopped by but I was sick. Couldn't see him, my wife seen him at the store, with his wife, in a hurry. Played golf at the same club, I never joined, hurt my back. He was sick, I tried to see him, doctor said no. ( so you never talked to any of these guys in the photo, your eating with) that's right, I was, sick, lost my voice, didn't get to talk. Ok what about the foursome on the golf course, what's that, the foursome in the picture here. What picture, the picture in front of you, the lawyer covers the microphone. You can here Tony say, ok , got it, yes ok. Mr. Accardo is that you in the picture, yes or no. What, is that you in the picture, sir, is that you in the picture, I didn't hear you, (( lawyer looks nervous)) Mr Accardo. Oh, NO that's not me. ( the whole courtroom smiles).

  • @jamesrogers2382
    @jamesrogers2382 2 роки тому +106

    Have more respect for mobsters than I do my own Government.

    • @doeplatform5285
      @doeplatform5285 2 роки тому +12

      But there is no difference LOL

    • @bigounce5893
      @bigounce5893 2 роки тому

      @@doeplatform5285 one robs the people the other robs the govt

    • @jllarade3819
      @jllarade3819 2 роки тому +7

      That just shows that you know the truth. Some gangsters are bad, all politicians are evil.

    • @oldtimer7635
      @oldtimer7635 Рік тому

      You should go and get your brain checked!

    • @jllarade3819
      @jllarade3819 Рік тому

      @@oldtimer7635 Gangsters kill a few bad men while the evil governments/politicians slaughter millions of innocent men women and children with their disgusting wars for oil and power. If you trust and/or respect the evil satanic politicians, you need to get your brain replaced, not just checked.

  • @scottfay3553
    @scottfay3553 2 роки тому +167

    he told them nothin and they got nothin. A legend

    • @joedimaggio6261
      @joedimaggio6261 2 роки тому +3

      Accardo was Superman!

    • @royfr8136
      @royfr8136 Рік тому +11

      Yeah! celebrate criminals in society -

    • @Lousasshol
      @Lousasshol Рік тому +7

      That’s because guys on both side of the table are in on it and getting paid off

    • @josephinetracy1485
      @josephinetracy1485 Рік тому +1

      15:38 tehehe

    • @Solitaryman70
      @Solitaryman70 Рік тому

      @@royfr8136 , you mean like the US ARMY AND MARINES THAT KILL WOMEN AND CHILDREN?

  • @22jaydogg
    @22jaydogg 2 роки тому +36

    Do you really think we are that stupid to believe what your saying ? YES SIR!!!

  • @Nick_B_Bad
    @Nick_B_Bad 2 роки тому +92

    These men have more honor and and respect than any politician or so-called elected leaders here in the US.

    • @cameronjones8641
      @cameronjones8641 Рік тому

      What a load of fucking bullshit. You are a fool if you think these men have any honor of any kind. Politicians are corrupt and self serving also but save your nonsense.

    • @liamwalters5029
      @liamwalters5029 Рік тому +4

      You believe that ? 😂

    • @QuantumEffectResidue
      @QuantumEffectResidue Рік тому +1

      @@liamwalters5029 I do!

    • @cirodimarzio8688
      @cirodimarzio8688 Рік тому +7

      LOL let’s see you say that if it’s your dad or mom who’s business they’re shaking down. You wouldn’t even think something that dumb if your house got burglarized or your family got beat up because they didn’t pay up to these extortionists. These guys were the worst of the worst, they preyed on and exploited their own kind who were every day citizens. They all deserved their fates.

    • @guapodel
      @guapodel Рік тому +6

      @@cirodimarzio8688 obviously you’re not from chicago. Chicago outfit didn’t extort businesses. Unless you decided to do business with them, they don’t get involved. But funny you talk about a shake down. My dad owned a business and property in chicago and the only ones that did anything close to shake him down with all of our neighbors was city hall and the county treasurer. Only they got the balls to tell you your taxes as of next year will go up 120%. The balls they got to tell you to check vaccine papers of your patrons. If there is a hell I’m sure many of these guys are in it. But they’re down there watching Envious at how the government is able to take advantage of its people.😮

  • @redlaw8760
    @redlaw8760 6 місяців тому +7

    You know, the sad thing is that while watching Accardo evading every question with denials and lack of recollections, I was actually rooting for him.

  • @tronsnow4763
    @tronsnow4763 2 роки тому +78

    He handled this like a pro. Answered each question, yet still gave them nothing. So it’s a win-win, either way...

    • @joedimaggio3687
      @joedimaggio3687 2 роки тому +5

      Stop admiring low life gangsters.

    • @FM-yd5xy
      @FM-yd5xy 2 роки тому +7

      @@joedimaggio3687 He wasn't a low life gangster though...

    • @joedimaggio3687
      @joedimaggio3687 2 роки тому +4

      @@FM-yd5xy oh no than what was he? Was he a kind hearted gangster that did positive and productive things for society? LOL 😆

    • @princegobi5992
      @princegobi5992 2 роки тому +16

      @@joedimaggio3687 for some reason, you’re here too, so don’t act like that guy is the weirdo.

    • @joedimaggio3687
      @joedimaggio3687 2 роки тому +1

      @@princegobi5992 LOL 😆

  • @M3LTUP
    @M3LTUP 2 роки тому +31

    Pure Gold. If Gotti had been like him he would have never done a day in prison.

    • @Frosty98206
      @Frosty98206 Рік тому +4

      Gotti liked to Puff his Chest out too Much and Seeked Validation Hence why Gotti Made everyone come down to the Ravenite to Kiss the Ring/Show Respect, Whereas Accardo knew the Downfall's of his Predecessor's & Knew how to Conduct himself Long-Term thus why lived until Old Age of 86, Where Gotti Had a Reign that only lasted few yrs b4 getting Life Sentence.

    • @ambrizfer7898
      @ambrizfer7898 6 місяців тому

      Gotti had to for protection. The commission was going to kill him and anyone around him for killing Paul. So him being infront of cameras was protection

    • @Morrie-queens
      @Morrie-queens 13 днів тому

      Gotti was an embarrassment to the mob. Chin should've gotten rid of him in the early 80's.

  • @chi-townsavage5621
    @chi-townsavage5621 2 роки тому +48

    Looking at him you wouldn't know he is the king of the hill

    • @charles1964
      @charles1964 2 роки тому +6

      @CHI-TOWN SAVAGE
      That's the Point....

    • @chi-townsavage5621
      @chi-townsavage5621 2 роки тому +2

      @@charles1964 Absolutely... Somebody forgot to tell the last few generations. In my opinion the Chicago Outfit was the strongest organization in history other than the government. Because the Feds and the rest if the alphabet boys DEA, ATF are gangsters with a badge

    • @merkcityboy834
      @merkcityboy834 Рік тому +2

      That was the old timers style don’t flash nothing..

    • @ashleybanks-wm4cg
      @ashleybanks-wm4cg 22 дні тому

      ​@@merkcityboy834that's cap Nobody ever caught for being flashy they got caught cus they heinously broke the law

  • @CY937
    @CY937 4 місяці тому +10

    His lawyer looks 10x more nervous then he does

  • @hecticman
    @hecticman 6 місяців тому +17

    The breathing into the mic is a masterstroke 😂

  • @lehampton1
    @lehampton1 2 роки тому +34

    Reminds me of the HBO Gotti movie with Anthony Quinn as Neil Dellacroce when he told Gotti about Carlo Gambino. “He may be old but he is still sharp. Don’t underestimate him!”

    • @macadon041
      @macadon041 2 роки тому

      facts

    • @eijiniizuma6184
      @eijiniizuma6184 Рік тому +1

      The actor who played Carlo in that movie actually knew him irl so he's probably doing an impression.

  • @pglover2010
    @pglover2010 Рік тому +9

    He was head of the Chicago mob for decades but Tony Accordo never spent a night in jail. The FBI, IRS, and CPD could never bring any charge that warranted prison time.

  • @frehleyrox
    @frehleyrox 2 роки тому +66

    The senate loves these hearings. That’s how they themselves have become so good at hiding their own corruption.

    • @russkilll
      @russkilll 2 роки тому +10

      Your absolutely right they learned a ton of stuff

    • @johnadams2063
      @johnadams2063 2 роки тому +1

      Oh please.. in what way are they so corrupt. People who think that about everybody are dishonest themselves.. most people just go to work and do what there supposed to do.just because your in the government dont mean your some how corrupt..funny how much we all have under such a cruel corrupt government.. get real

    • @russkilll
      @russkilll 2 роки тому +1

      most of the US Senate are idiots but they do run the country like the mob would in a way but the people who voted some of them in have to look into the mirror to some of your Senate leaders look like they don't have a education at all

    • @johnadams2063
      @johnadams2063 2 роки тому

      @@russkilll what?? How many senators donuts know. The government of the us gives me more than I could ever repay. Get real!!! The mob gives me nothing!! Never has. The government does more to protect my property than I could dream of paying. Man stop and think what u get

    • @russkilll
      @russkilll 2 роки тому

      I said in a way they run the country like the mob I didn't mean exactly the way the mob would run things and I don't think all politicians are corrupt alot are or their family members they are regular people like everyone else to me just look up dumb Senate members on UA-cam best of the best

  • @michaelleskauskas3645
    @michaelleskauskas3645 2 роки тому +89

    He always had the makings of a varsity athlete

    • @dntlss
      @dntlss 2 роки тому +2

      And then some.

    • @atodamadre3197
      @atodamadre3197 2 роки тому +1

      He does have the Corrado vibe 😂

    • @joereidoutdoorsman.3136
      @joereidoutdoorsman.3136 2 роки тому +2

      apparently so do his grandsons one is in the nfl or two of them i think.

    • @harmonhawxs
      @harmonhawxs 2 роки тому

      Omg yesss he really does have Corrado vibes 😂 plus, he kept it a buck just like he would have

    • @UFCSTARS
      @UFCSTARS Рік тому +1

      Small hands, were definitely not a problem for him!

  • @forever_us3152
    @forever_us3152 2 роки тому +55

    Everyone take notes, keep your mouth shut ,nobody talks everybody walks

    • @joedimaggio3687
      @joedimaggio3687 4 місяці тому +1

      Stop watching mob movies and grow up.

  • @JohnnyBradfield
    @JohnnyBradfield Рік тому +9

    @7:14 Senator: I don't understand the answer to that question
    Accardo: I don't understand the question.
    Senator plays checkers...
    Accardo plays Chess.....

  • @channelx92
    @channelx92 2 роки тому +58

    I always love it when you have the biggest criminals going after other so called criminals

  • @malikshah6081
    @malikshah6081 2 роки тому +14

    A true and original man’s man!

  • @coldcrush9
    @coldcrush9 2 роки тому +100

    Accardo was smarter than every one in this room

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому +5

      Really? What did he do for the outfit besides sit out and play it safe?

    • @pab1381
      @pab1381 2 роки тому +8

      @@BudsCartoon you’re kidding right?

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому +2

      @@pab1381 Let's talk....

    • @gumacanian4211
      @gumacanian4211 Рік тому +3

      I don't know what he did sir.

    • @pjuggle
      @pjuggle Рік тому +10

      Totally agree. As well, he was psychologically prepared and leading their questioning with his responses. “I can’t hear you”. Annoyed several senators to the point that they gave up.

  • @gearoftones8585
    @gearoftones8585 2 роки тому +12

    He just like like a frail old man. You'd never know the power this guy had.

  • @BENNY_MAC
    @BENNY_MAC Рік тому +17

    The breathing into the mic was killing me 😂

  • @frankstumpo8629
    @frankstumpo8629 Рік тому +2

    This is incredible
    Thank you

  • @matthewbryant958
    @matthewbryant958 7 місяців тому +5

    This committee owes an apology senator!!

  • @pauliedibbs9028
    @pauliedibbs9028 2 роки тому +3

    Definitely in my top # 10 of MOBFAX videos... Love this channel!

  • @Gmanbrooklyn
    @Gmanbrooklyn 2 роки тому +16

    Most underrated and smartest boss of all time in any era

    • @rpierce3336
      @rpierce3336 Рік тому +4

      Maybe all of great leaders. In comparison to Churchill, Stalin, I mean he was a force.

  • @jmeinoff4555
    @jmeinoff4555 Рік тому +35

    If you're an NFL fan you probably know of Joey and Nick Bosa, this guy Accardo is their great grandfather.

    • @Teabagonyou
      @Teabagonyou Рік тому

      Also Eric Kumerow and Jake Kumerow. Ernie’s sons.

  • @pharrrhoades3589
    @pharrrhoades3589 2 роки тому +27

    Omerta at it's best. He was the best of all time!

    • @smoothshot8925
      @smoothshot8925 5 місяців тому +2

      Not really cause he did mention names and say that he knew certain people, Nicky scarfos was way better now that’s what u call “OMERTÀ AT ITS FINEST”

  • @CrookedRosePOD
    @CrookedRosePOD 2 роки тому +28

    Ah Tony Accardo, the Goat of the American Mafia. I am very interested in him such a rich history

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому

      Then you should know that Accardo and Chicago was never "mafia." The last chance the mafia had at grabbing Chicago died with the Gennas, Frankie Uale and Joe Aiello. The Outfit was the remnants of the Capone gang. Not Sicilian, not mafia, not derived from Black Hand. They never did initiation ceremonies or had "made" guys.

    • @CrookedRosePOD
      @CrookedRosePOD 2 роки тому +2

      @@BudsCartoon well the word mafia origin is still debated theres no clear answer to the history of it, also yes they called themselves the outfit just like detroit calls themselves corporation. The term mafia changed overtime and began to be used loosely to italian organized crime. We dont know if they did or didnt have initation ceremonies or if they had just different ways to make bones. But Chicago was one of the original seats on the commission, I believe it was nitty or ricca so I think j can say mafia

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому +2

      @@CrookedRosePOD Well no a mafia family wouldn't have leaders that were Polish, Welsh, Norther Italian, German, etc. By the 30s after the death of Joe Aiello (NYs last chance to install a sicilian mafia family in Chicago) New York had no other choice but to make nice with Chicago. Of course they invited Chicago into the commission. There are no initiation ceremonies. If you're with a crew, you're with a crew.

    • @SayerofThings
      @SayerofThings Рік тому

      @@BudsCartoontrue. Chicago started the ceremony in the late 70s. Before that “made” wasn’t a term in Chicago. The Italians that were “made” were referred to as “mustaches”

  • @BeavisChipolte
    @BeavisChipolte 2 роки тому +19

    "You knew, hearings or no hearings, people were gonna get clipped."

    • @BeavisChipolte
      @BeavisChipolte 2 роки тому +10

      @Sony PlayStation Why take a chance? Eh...that's the way I figure it.

    • @robertjaime6808
      @robertjaime6808 Рік тому

      @@BeavisChipolte……Specially if you’re not Italian. You’re good as dead.

  • @Charlii223
    @Charlii223 Рік тому +15

    It’s admirable to me that this guy while sitting at home probably taking care of his grandkids and at the same time conducting a whole operation just like you would conduct a legit business

    • @indysingh4552
      @indysingh4552 Рік тому

      Maybe if the mass murderer you admire so much had killed your family you wouldn't be licking his balls.

    • @Charlii223
      @Charlii223 Рік тому

      @@indysingh4552 why are you assuming I admire the murders he conducted you clown 🤡

    • @StephenTrialAug
      @StephenTrialAug Рік тому +3

      He's responsible for many tortures not only deaths. He's not some decent old man.

  • @paulrusso4953
    @paulrusso4953 2 роки тому +26

    Another legend in the Chicago Outfit was Machine Gun Jack McGurn, the man who masterminded and plotted the infamous St. Valentine's Day Massacre. He was one of Capone's most trusted men !

    • @LiberMan11
      @LiberMan11 2 роки тому +3

      Tony Accardo was originally from McGurn’s crew and took over the crew after McGurn died.

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому

      They got arrested together carrying .45s in a car.

    • @VolumedMusicMan
      @VolumedMusicMan 2 роки тому +2

      Jack McGurn also sponsored young Tony Accardo to join the Chicago Outfit in 1926!

    • @GunGlutton
      @GunGlutton Рік тому

      Accardo was supposedly one of the shooters

  • @gearoftones8585
    @gearoftones8585 2 роки тому +20

    "I'm not mad at ya, I'm proud of ya. You told em nothin and they got nothin"

    • @Stensland55
      @Stensland55 2 роки тому +1

      Awesome line!!

    • @scottisitoro3953
      @scottisitoro3953 Рік тому

      @@Stensland55 Stolen from Good Fellas movioe...get a real life and original material, goof

  • @cedricliggins7528
    @cedricliggins7528 2 роки тому +17

    Fake gangsta rappers take notes. Don't tell nothing. This is a real O G

    • @tronsnow4763
      @tronsnow4763 2 роки тому +3

      “Rap snitches, tellin’ all they business...sit in the court and be their own star witness.....”

  • @AZ-xr2fx
    @AZ-xr2fx 6 місяців тому +5

    The real life Uncle Junior.

  • @atodamadre3197
    @atodamadre3197 2 роки тому +16

    I miss the 80's. I was 10 when this took place.

    • @edwinurena9768
      @edwinurena9768 2 роки тому +1

      A toda madre.. o a un desmadre..VL forever eseeee

    • @21stCenturyTemplar.
      @21stCenturyTemplar. Рік тому

      Me too 1974, it were the best of times old and new world came together, it all went downwards since 2000. Since then the world of insanity started and they've seem to have opened the doors of any insane asylum in the world and let all madness walk free!

  • @DD-fm7xb
    @DD-fm7xb 2 роки тому +13

    I'm a NY guy, but he was smart...Go in with a cheap suit, no pinkie ring and no animosity towards congress...Not exactly genius, but more then most !!

  • @sanctifiedandsaved5298
    @sanctifiedandsaved5298 Рік тому +5

    Amazing a "legend" for neve becoming a "legend" - no one was ever as cool headed and collected as Mr. Accardo - just pure genius.

    • @ميكافيلي66
      @ميكافيلي66 Рік тому

      I don't know how much you admire a man who orders people to kill, rob and extort. He described this man as a legend and a wise man. How sloppy and low-mannered you are, and you have no sense of pity and humanity.

  • @ethanrogers4610
    @ethanrogers4610 2 роки тому +21

    Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo was a tough mobster. In 1984, he turned 78 and it was ridiculous to bother him. He was closing in on 80. He died in 1992 at age 86. Rest In Peace Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo.

  • @stevenvaldez4057
    @stevenvaldez4057 2 роки тому +11

    He took care of Al Capone wife for the rest of her life… he sent he money every year.

  • @salvadormarley
    @salvadormarley 2 роки тому +17

    Love how he keeps a completely straight face throughout the whole proceedings. LOL.

  • @anthonylawlor9130
    @anthonylawlor9130 Рік тому +5

    Boy these politicians are typical, ask questions and really got to the bottom of things…..so proud of them.
    I noticed that nothing has changed today.

  • @Masteranddisaster13
    @Masteranddisaster13 2 роки тому +13

    Real Mafia questioning the Mafia

  • @joal2684
    @joal2684 Рік тому +2

    I think they knew less and were more confused after talking to him than before. What a great piece of video.

  • @chazo22
    @chazo22 2 роки тому +17

    The bigger criminals were the ones asking the questions without a doubt 😎

  • @petertornabeni602
    @petertornabeni602 Рік тому +6

    Accardo, a criminal right - being questioned by criminals. No real difference

  • @leondarnell1
    @leondarnell1 2 роки тому +27

    Perhaps the most powerful, yet most underrated Mob Boss ever!!!!

  • @pjuggle
    @pjuggle Рік тому +10

    I don’t know what’s more hysterical; the convenient memory loss of Accardo or him exhaling into the microphone through his nose

  • @Nunzi3
    @Nunzi3 2 роки тому +9

    Text book job on handling a committee my friend ! R.I.P. Don 🙏

  • @mang349
    @mang349 2 роки тому +16

    This guy was as big as it got. I saw some references of Accardo being compared to Carlo Gambino, which is a fair comparison but in my opinion Accardo had way more influence, and I mean nationwide influence in political and criminal circles. Carlo Gambino was the Tony Accardo of New York.

    • @michaelg7251
      @michaelg7251 2 роки тому +8

      The Outfit’s influence and power surpassed anything in New York because Ricca was a visionary.

    • @Joetalericoocontobelmont
      @Joetalericoocontobelmont 2 роки тому +4

      @@michaelg7251 yes remember the CIA thought the Outfit would be able to take out Fidel Castro and went to them for help😂

    • @Gmanbrooklyn
      @Gmanbrooklyn 2 роки тому +1

      Most underrated mob boss of all time.

    • @YouCanChangeYourWorldToday
      @YouCanChangeYourWorldToday 2 роки тому +2

      New York just had so much popularity and swagger and arrogance and Chicago had so much Silent Power and they didn’t want to be flashy like New York which I respect even more because they had their very own style which I think even New York feared ! These Documentaries are gold ! 🇺🇸

    • @TD-il6ju
      @TD-il6ju Рік тому

      @@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday somewhat true

  • @nagone11
    @nagone11 2 роки тому +9

    Do you expect us to believe that?.."Yessir"..lol. That's how you handle these guys.

  • @stephlyons3812
    @stephlyons3812 2 роки тому +21

    Despite the old man look and some senile answers he is pretty sharp.

  • @JuanGuerra-tl9wx
    @JuanGuerra-tl9wx 2 роки тому +12

    Yes sir, no sir , yes sir , no sir, I don't remember, no sir , yes sir , I don't remember 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @sensology
    @sensology Рік тому +8

    "I didn't say nuttin' " - Carmine Lupertazi

  • @yallmustveforgot
    @yallmustveforgot Рік тому +20

    This man was the perfect gangster. One of the greatest gangsters of all time. Never got whacked, never spent a night in jail. And the reason nobodies ever heard of him was because he was one of the greatest gangsters of all time. And the way he presents himself as a harmless old man here flawlessly just shows even further.

    • @Teabagonyou
      @Teabagonyou Рік тому

      Who was going to whack him? He was the boss until he retired and was highly respected until he died. Someone would have needed commission approval for that.

  • @rugger104
    @rugger104 2 роки тому +29

    The Chairman of the Committee is repping one of Morrie’s wigs, but he doesn’t think we all know

  • @warshipsatin8764
    @warshipsatin8764 2 місяці тому +6

    are you breathing into the microphone?
    i dont understand the question.
    is the sound of your breath being amplified by the microphone in front of your face?
    no sir.

    • @JJ_SDWR
      @JJ_SDWR 26 днів тому +1

      That rapid breathing noise was raising my heart rate too

  • @SagaciousSage777
    @SagaciousSage777 Місяць тому +3

    Mr.Accardo what year were you born? "No Sir"

    • @seanmwh
      @seanmwh 26 днів тому +2

      He was very polite

  • @tonyochiha9798
    @tonyochiha9798 2 роки тому +6

    No invocation of his 5th amendment Rights. He answered every single question asked. They couldn't get anything out of him besides the fact that everyone never told him what they did for a living and if they did he couldn't remember.

  • @AJ1990.
    @AJ1990. 2 роки тому +12

    Damn. Some legendary footage here.
    He and Paul are about as heavy as they came.

  • @bigbadslime1629
    @bigbadslime1629 11 місяців тому +8

    Cosa nostra to the bone

  • @scottisitoro3953
    @scottisitoro3953 Рік тому +6

    Accardo's attorney looks nervous, himself ! "You get me outta here soon or you'll be trunk music, junior."

  • @randallrhoads3271
    @randallrhoads3271 Рік тому +2

    theres one point at this hearing where hes asked flat out.."DID YOU KNOW AL CAPONE"......Accardo replied.."i met him once"...wish i could find that...

  • @Solitaryman70
    @Solitaryman70 Рік тому +4

    Name Rank and Serial Number LOL 😝, way to go Tony A. 👍😎👍

  • @gregchapman6190
    @gregchapman6190 2 роки тому +9

    This guy might be the best ever to do it

  • @joes3844
    @joes3844 2 роки тому +14

    This committee owes us an apology senator

  • @santaclaus3077
    @santaclaus3077 2 роки тому +15

    Capone gave him the name Joe Batters after Accardo killed 3 suspected informants with a baseball bat. He said "This kid is a real Joe Batters!"

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому

      Not informants. Scalise and Anselmi and the poor sap with em were plotting with Northsiders and mafia. They worked for Al for a while. Basically, Sicilian hitmen for hire.

    • @Contact_Info
      @Contact_Info Рік тому

      He was a teamsters, batted for the team.

  • @robg71
    @robg71 2 роки тому +9

    Jimmy Durante could have played this part. The real Gangsters are the ones asking the Questions.

  • @aruiz1908
    @aruiz1908 2 роки тому +18

    An absolute classic 👌

  • @sammyfoldem3655
    @sammyfoldem3655 19 годин тому

    Such a great video

  • @baldilocks1914
    @baldilocks1914 5 місяців тому +3

    That guy could hear a pin drop in China, look at the size of those ears😂

  • @Pyrrhic537
    @Pyrrhic537 10 місяців тому +2

    The kind of guy who would make an incredible father, grandfather or uncle but a terrible enemy.

  • @alking6633
    @alking6633 Рік тому +5

    I LOVE these Chicago Mafia guys.😍😍😍😍. They are So Polite to one another.

  • @jesseserrano6520
    @jesseserrano6520 2 роки тому +9

    That SiR" gets me every time

  • @joewelnack3283
    @joewelnack3283 6 місяців тому +4

    The best "senile" act I have ever seen.

  • @Rico-y1d
    @Rico-y1d 27 днів тому

    This man is one of the smartest and strongest they don’t build them like this anymore he was the #1 boss of all time in the organized crime organization

  • @officialtah6914
    @officialtah6914 Рік тому +4

    Even when they tried to intimidate him asking him the same damn question just a lil more serious😂, he was solid

  • @jeffeverett274
    @jeffeverett274 3 місяці тому +3

    These hearings are as useful as a screen door on a sub.

  • @RAGNAR7722
    @RAGNAR7722 Рік тому +7

    The secrets this guy knew! Who all the runners and riders were.

  • @xxthesarcasm
    @xxthesarcasm 6 днів тому

    "I dont understand the answer to that question"
    "I dont understand the question"
    😂😂😂

  • @bmanbman9359
    @bmanbman9359 2 роки тому +4

    I lived 3 blocks down the street from him in River Forest, Illinois. His grandson played little league with my brother.

  • @weeooh1
    @weeooh1 2 роки тому +5

    Accardo had one strong card to play in these hearings and that is it is easy to feign the appearance of senility at his age with "I dont remember".

  • @puppetmaster706
    @puppetmaster706 2 роки тому +9

    He was my dad’s neighbor. He taught my dad how to switch hit when he was a little kid….

    • @derricklarsen2919
      @derricklarsen2919 2 роки тому +7

      Who better to learn hitting from then joe batters

    • @puppetmaster706
      @puppetmaster706 2 роки тому +3

      @@derricklarsen2919 lol exactly what I said. And I doubt many people even believe me but Accardo was a super close family friend not only to my dad, grandma, grandpa, uncles, but he was even closer to my dad’s Uncle. Aunt, and cousins who had a couple Meat Factories in Chicago and they were super connected to Tony and the Outfit, his uncle was a made member.

    • @derricklarsen2919
      @derricklarsen2919 2 роки тому +2

      @@puppetmaster706 I bet you even took the name puppet master in his honor

    • @puppetmaster706
      @puppetmaster706 2 роки тому

      @@derricklarsen2919 partially yes 😂

    • @tronsnow4763
      @tronsnow4763 2 роки тому +2

      @@puppetmaster706 wow, super cool. Was your great-uncle in the Elmwood Park crew?

  • @johnedgar9817
    @johnedgar9817 Рік тому +5

    My father in law was good friends with Tony. He was well respected and you didn't want to screw him over. I remember him at a wedding for my cousin and he gave all of the kids a fresh 20 dollar bill. 20 bucks back then was alot of money for a kid. I'll never forget this man. legend

  • @richieblackyunleashed6996
    @richieblackyunleashed6996 2 роки тому +5

    Best of Real Cosa Nostra Tony Joe Batters Accardo Respect him Forever

    • @BudsCartoon
      @BudsCartoon 2 роки тому

      HE WASN'T LA COSA NOSTRA, Congrats, you are just as dumb as most people in the comments.

  • @rickcuban322
    @rickcuban322 18 днів тому

    No sir no. Sir no sir no sir, no sir, no sir, no sir, I love this guy! I grew up back Houston, New York. My last name also ends in a vowel and my dad owned the construction company. I love this guy. He’s so cool. He ain’t giving him shit.