Investigative Reports

The Underboss (1997x1)

Air date: Nov 29, 1997

Like no other program ever made, THE UNDERBOSS is a behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred look at life in the Mob. Philip Leonetti grew up in the Mafia. The nephew of Philadelphia Godfather Nicky Scarfo, Leonetti rose through the ranks to "Underboss," second-in-command of one of America's most powerful organized crime families. But when he was arrested for the murder of his best friend, he chose to help the authorities in their case against other mobsters. Now in the Witness Protection Program, Leonetti reveals the details of a life in crime. Learn the incredible story of the all-out mob war he helped wage it went on until "there was no one left to kill" and how the mob was able to elect their own hand-picked candidate mayor of Atlantic City. And meet the men who brought him to justice and helped break up the organization Leonetti had served for so long. It is a saga of blood, betrayal and brutality a riveting look at the deepest secrets of the Mafia.