00:00:03
Speaker 1: This series is based on real events.
00:00:06
Speaker 2: However, certain characters, names, incidents, locations, and dialogue have been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.
00:00:14
Speaker 3: I'm on the plane, honey.
00:00:15
Speaker 1: Something's wrong. I can see people running to the back of the plane. I think someone might be stabbed.
00:00:20
Speaker 2: I'm Michael Imperioli. I want to tell you about my new podcast, Underground Zero.
00:00:25
Speaker 3: We're coming in over the river. We're way too low. Oh, my God.
00:00:28
Speaker 2: We're heading toward the building. Okay. It's about what happened in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
00:00:36
Speaker 3: We're looking at the opportunity of a lifetime for us and the other families.
00:00:39
Speaker 1: What do you want from me? What I want is for it to be over.
00:00:44
Speaker 2: While the world was mourning, five powerful New York families saw an opportunity.
00:00:49
Speaker 3: The debris is supposed to go to the city-owned salvage yard on Staten Island, and some of it will. But most of it will go to the yards we control.
00:01:02
Speaker 2: They were despicable, the men who praised Allah's name while spilling American blood.
00:01:07
Speaker 1: But there were other villains in 9-11. How far are you prepared to go? Depends how far you are. This is their story.
00:01:20
Speaker 3: We got the city by the balls!
00:01:22
Speaker 2: Less than two hours after the Twin Towers collapsed on 9-11, while rescue teams battled to save the living and remove the dead, a group of well-dressed men held an emergency meeting.
00:01:33
Speaker 3: We're going to inundate city officials with fake time and material tickets, and these guys will have no choice but to do business with us.
00:01:41
Speaker 2: They would go on to make millions of dollars.
00:01:44
Speaker 1: What's in the tunnels?
00:01:45
Speaker 3: Gold bars, silver ingots. My guy says it could be worth half a billion.
00:01:49
Speaker 1: And they would have made more if it hadn't been for one courageous cop. We need this Frank guy to look the other way.
00:01:56
Speaker 3: You don't buy him for any amount.
00:01:58
Speaker 1: Everybody has a price. I did what I thought you would have. Frank, it's okay. You did the job right.
00:02:06
Speaker 2: It's a shocking story and one of the few about 9-11 that hasn't been told. Dad! No, Dad, don't!
00:02:12
Speaker 1: You're gonna need all of us. I'll call you when I can. Frank, be careful.
00:02:15
Speaker 3: If I don't do this, I'm dead!
00:02:19
Speaker 2: Underground Zero, 9-11 and the Mob. Starring Steve Sciarippa, Ray Abruzzo, Arthur J. Nascarella, and me, Michael Imperioli.
00:02:28
Speaker 3: Would you be willing to see your family go to pieces?
00:02:31
Speaker 1: Some wasted already has.
00:02:32
Speaker 2: Lieutenant Siriano, you were responsible for vetting companies that have applied for city contracts, but may have connections to organized crime.
00:02:41
Speaker 1: Maybe you do enjoy it. Maybe that's why after all this time, you still won't get help.
00:02:46
Speaker 3: Show him the machine.
00:02:47
Speaker 2: Joey.
00:02:47
Speaker 1: Say hello to your nephew.
00:02:49
Speaker 3: Joey, come on, I'm a father. Get him out of here.
00:02:53
Speaker 2: Listen to Underground Zero, 9-11 and the Mob on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Speaker 1: This series is based on real events.
00:00:06
Speaker 2: However, certain characters, names, incidents, locations, and dialogue have been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.
00:00:14
Speaker 3: I'm on the plane, honey.
00:00:15
Speaker 1: Something's wrong. I can see people running to the back of the plane. I think someone might be stabbed.
00:00:20
Speaker 2: I'm Michael Imperioli. I want to tell you about my new podcast, Underground Zero.
00:00:25
Speaker 3: We're coming in over the river. We're way too low. Oh, my God.
00:00:28
Speaker 2: We're heading toward the building. Okay. It's about what happened in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.
00:00:36
Speaker 3: We're looking at the opportunity of a lifetime for us and the other families.
00:00:39
Speaker 1: What do you want from me? What I want is for it to be over.
00:00:44
Speaker 2: While the world was mourning, five powerful New York families saw an opportunity.
00:00:49
Speaker 3: The debris is supposed to go to the city-owned salvage yard on Staten Island, and some of it will. But most of it will go to the yards we control.
00:01:02
Speaker 2: They were despicable, the men who praised Allah's name while spilling American blood.
00:01:07
Speaker 1: But there were other villains in 9-11. How far are you prepared to go? Depends how far you are. This is their story.
00:01:20
Speaker 3: We got the city by the balls!
00:01:22
Speaker 2: Less than two hours after the Twin Towers collapsed on 9-11, while rescue teams battled to save the living and remove the dead, a group of well-dressed men held an emergency meeting.
00:01:33
Speaker 3: We're going to inundate city officials with fake time and material tickets, and these guys will have no choice but to do business with us.
00:01:41
Speaker 2: They would go on to make millions of dollars.
00:01:44
Speaker 1: What's in the tunnels?
00:01:45
Speaker 3: Gold bars, silver ingots. My guy says it could be worth half a billion.
00:01:49
Speaker 1: And they would have made more if it hadn't been for one courageous cop. We need this Frank guy to look the other way.
00:01:56
Speaker 3: You don't buy him for any amount.
00:01:58
Speaker 1: Everybody has a price. I did what I thought you would have. Frank, it's okay. You did the job right.
00:02:06
Speaker 2: It's a shocking story and one of the few about 9-11 that hasn't been told. Dad! No, Dad, don't!
00:02:12
Speaker 1: You're gonna need all of us. I'll call you when I can. Frank, be careful.
00:02:15
Speaker 3: If I don't do this, I'm dead!
00:02:19
Speaker 2: Underground Zero, 9-11 and the Mob. Starring Steve Sciarippa, Ray Abruzzo, Arthur J. Nascarella, and me, Michael Imperioli.
00:02:28
Speaker 3: Would you be willing to see your family go to pieces?
00:02:31
Speaker 1: Some wasted already has.
00:02:32
Speaker 2: Lieutenant Siriano, you were responsible for vetting companies that have applied for city contracts, but may have connections to organized crime.
00:02:41
Speaker 1: Maybe you do enjoy it. Maybe that's why after all this time, you still won't get help.
00:02:46
Speaker 3: Show him the machine.
00:02:47
Speaker 2: Joey.
00:02:47
Speaker 1: Say hello to your nephew.
00:02:49
Speaker 3: Joey, come on, I'm a father. Get him out of here.
00:02:53
Speaker 2: Listen to Underground Zero, 9-11 and the Mob on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
