Ted Harrington
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Planet Money
How the scratch off lottery changed America
I took over the strike force sometime in 69 or 70.
Planet Money
How the scratch off lottery changed America
He was a big, big burly guy, and he knew a lot of people. I remember that.
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How the scratch off lottery changed America
No. He was a... There's different type of gangsters, at least in my judgment. There's the killer or there's the con man. Vinnie was the con man.
Planet Money
How the scratch off lottery changed America
Well, of course, it shaped everybody's conception of organized crime.
Planet Money
How the scratch off lottery changed America
As Al Capone said, I'm performing a public service. I'm giving the public what they want. And at the initiation of the lottery, the underworld was still providing better services.