The Mafia: Empire of Crime - Season 1 Episode 3 The Kennedys and the Mob

American Justice examines the Kennedy family and their polarized relationship with organized crime throughout the years. Starting with Joseph P. Kennedy who had made much of his fortune on Wall Street, also allegedly made a lot of money in illegal bootlegging during the prohibition years. His son Robert F. would become U.S. Attorney General and fiercely go to war against the mob, leaving them feeling betrayed. Then John F. who would go on to become President of the United States was rumored to have used to mob via the C.I.A. to make and assassination attempt against Fidel Castro, but then was assassinated himself under mysterious circumstances that some believed the mob was behind.