About this episode

The episode discusses the life of George Martorano, a non-violent drug dealer from a mob family who received a life sentence for his crimes.

Born into a mob family, "Cowboy" George Martorano was pretty much destined to run afoul of the law. A non-violent guy in a roiling sea of brutality, he sold a whole lotta weed (and an even greater quantity of quaaludes). Like many drug smugglers, he wound up behind bars. But a life sentence for a first time, non-violent offense? Ridiculous. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: George Martorano

Topics covered

• drug smuggling
• non-violent crime
• mob family
• quaaludes
• life sentence

Keywords

• George Martorano
• weed
• quaaludes
• drug laws
• mob family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts

Places: mob

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