Plot Synopsis

Using cinematic re-enactments, first-hand testimony and compelling interviews, MOBSTER CONFESSIONS documents the lives of mafia members who turned against America's most notorious underground families. Each 30-minute episode features a different crime figure, including: Andrew DiDonato, a New York street thug who became entranced by the power of the Gambino crime family; John Veasey, a hitman for the Philadelphia mob who is targeted by his own mafia family; Frank Cullotta, a man who works for the mafia living an extravagant life in Las Vegas until an FBI sting brings him in; Frank Calabrese Jr., a son who is desperate to escape the grip of his brutal mafia father; and many more mafia men. Bill Cutolo Jr., the son of a mobster, who seeks revenge on his Mafia friends when his dad goes missing; Andrew DiDonato, a New York street thug, who is seduced by the power and protection of the Gambino crime family and later chooses between being hunted by the mob or working with authorities to bring them down; John Veasey, a troubled teen turned hitman, who kills for the Philadelphia mob but is later targeted by his own Mafia family; and "Big Ron" Previte, a crooked cop turned mob informant, whose only motivation is money and who plays both sides to help dismantle the Philadelphia mob. Discovery originally planned to premiere this series on January 9, 2012 -- even sending out a press release only five days earlier to announce that debut date -- but pulled the series from its schedule at the last minute.