We are the new owners of Informer, doing business as Informer Journal & Press:
J. Michael Niotta, PhD, Publisher and Editor in Chief.
J. Michael, grandson of West Coast boss Jack Dragna, is an author-historian and a retired service member who has delivered programs for the Las Vegas Mob & Law Enforcement Museum and appeared on Showtime, Paramount, and the History and Travel Channels.
Scott Deitche, Finance Director.
Scott is an author specializing in organized crime. His books include Cigar City Mafia: A Complete History of the Tampa Underworld and Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New Jersey. Scott is also on The Mob Museum’s Advisory Council.
Larry Henry, Managing Editor.
Larry is a veteran print and broadcast journalist who has served as legislative reporter at the Reno Gazette-Journal, political editor at the Las Vegas Sun and managing editor at KFSM-TV Channel 5, the CBS affiliate in Northwest Arkansas. He is also on The Mob Museum’s Advisory Council.
Craig Johnson II, Art Director.
Craig is a New York City-based illustrator, designer, writer, and crime historian, and a graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Justin Cascio, Marketing Chief.
Justin is a regular contributor to Informer, creator of the popular Mafia Genealogy website, and author of two books on the history of the Mafia.