Nick Annunziata as Johnny Roselli in "Mafia Spies." Sinatra was also very close to the Kennedys — he even had a helipad built at his house for when President Kennedy came to visit.

Although mobster Johnny Roselli was murdered in 1976, his body discovered in a 55-gallon oil drum floating off Miami, Florida, this appears to be his year.

"Johnny [Roselli] laid very low, and his name was not on anything. Johnny was a unique personality. Yes, he was a mobster and got stuff done, but he was also very charming and ingratiating. He ...

The new TV series "Mafia Spies" will premiere on Paramount+ on Tuesday, as well as weekly on Showtime, beginning July 22.

In June 1975, Johnny Roselli arrives to testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about his connection with the CIA and the alleged 1961 plot to assassinate Fidel Castro. | Getty ...

Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana and his mob pal Johnny Roselli got recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to kill Fidel Castro. Thomas Maier explores new details in the first of three parts ...

A handsome mafia fixer and "strategist" who became a Hollywood producer, the facts of Johnny Rosselli's life read almost like a mob thriller script.

By May 1975, Sam Giancana and Johnny Roselli were still friends, linked by their criminal conspiracies, though no longer young and powerful.

"The legend of Palm Springs is iconic," Donahue said in a recent interview. The series mainly revolves around two top gangsters, Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, who were hired for the Castro job.