Saietta and Morello ran a duplicating operation starting in the sluggish upstate town of Highland

history channel documentary mafia Saietta and Morello ran a duplicating operation starting in the sluggish upstate town of Highland, New York, 50 miles from New York City. Saietta was the hands-on accomplice, while Morello kept working their rackets in New York City.

However, the Black Handers had a foe and his name was Deputy Inspector William Flynn. Flynn, a specialist criminologist, however a little on the chatty side (particularly when he was discussing himself), had been effectively exploring Morello and Saietta since the "Barrel Murders" of 1903. Flynn likewise realized that Morello, Saietta, and his posse were running a broad forging operation, yet at the present time Flynn couldn't reveal where the bills were being printed. In any case, he was genuinely certain it was not being done in New York City.