February 17, 2022
The Mob Museum
300 Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV
February 17, 2022
The Mob Museum | 300 Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV
On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff at The Mob Museum, Jonathan Ullman, President and CEO, and Gala co-Chairs Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Oscar Goodman invite you to join us on February 17, 2022, for the Undercover of the Night Gala at the Museum’s historic location in downtown Las Vegas.
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
On February 14, 2022, The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, will celebrate its tenth anniversary. Through the years, and with much acclaim, the Museum opened its doors to millions of visitors, while engaging countless others through digital experiences and educational outreach. We are immensely proud of our accomplishments—preserving history, sharing fascinating insights, and exposing diverse audiences to a wide range of important topics relating to the criminal justice system. In the process, we have helped shine a light on downtown Las Vegas, never ceasing to be of service to the broader community. A decade of community support enabled the Museum to advance its mission and achieve incredible success.
A GALA IN DISGUISE
A serious fundraising event that is also serious fun. Attendees will partake in gourmet action stations and delectable desserts, specialty cocktails, luxury auction items, and live entertainment. In classic Mob Museum fashion, guests will also enjoy exhibits and meet an array of true-life undercover agents—if you can find them.
This Undercover Gala is the perfect occasion to don your best disguise. Think Mob Boss, Top Brass or channel NYC in the ‘70s with your best disco-era look—from tracksuits to tuxedos, bell bottoms to ball gowns. Visit our Gala Lookbook for inspiration. Don’t have a disguise? Get glammed up in cocktail attire and our associates will slip you a pair of dark glasses at the door. The assignment? Be prepared to experience a celebration unlike any other!
Seating for sponsors and VIP guests will be located in the Museum’s Courtroom.
Infiltrator Ticket
$500
5 PM – 10 PM
- VIP admission for 1 to Honoree Reception and Program with Gala co-Chairs Mayor Carolyn and Oscar Goodman, and undercover agents
- Admission for 1 to Undercover of the Night Gala – Enjoy reserved seating in the historic Courtroom for formal program, gourmet action stations, specialty cocktails, luxury auction items, live entertainment, and more!
- Meet-and-greet and photo opportunities with undercover agents
Special Agent Ticket
$250
7 PM – 10 PM
- Admission for 1 to Undercover of the Night Gala – Enjoy gourmet action stations, specialty cocktails, luxury auction items, live entertainment, and more!
- Meet-and-greet and photo opportunities with undercover agents
Online tickets are not available
Please contact 702.229.2734 for Gala ticket requests.
UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT GALA
CO-CHAIRS
Gala Co-Chair – Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman
Carolyn G. Goodman, elected to her third term in 2019, became the mayor of Las Vegas in 2011, succeeding her husband, then current mayor, Oscar B. Goodman. Carolyn Goodman is well known in the Las Vegas community for founding The Meadows School, Nevada’s first nonprofit, nonsectarian, independent, coeducational, college preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grades. Carolyn Goodman has devoted much of her life to volunteerism in Las Vegas and holds national leadership roles as a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and also serves on the board of directors of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Gala Co-Chair – Oscar B. Goodman
Known for his trademark, no-nonsense style, Oscar B. Goodman served as mayor of Las Vegas for 12 years before swearing in his wife, Carolyn G. Goodman, as mayor in 2011. Passionate about downtown revitalization, Oscar Goodman is the primary visionary of The Mob Museum. As former chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Oscar Goodman worked feverishly to promote Las Vegas as one of the most exciting destinations in the world. The self-proclaimed “happiest mayor in the universe,” Oscar Goodman is one of the nation’s best criminal defense attorneys and spent more than 35 years defending some of the most notorious alleged Mob figures, including Meyer Lansky, Frank Rosenthal, and Anthony Spilotro.
UNDERCOVER AGENTS
The event will celebrate a decade of accomplishments as well as pay special tribute to a number of undercover law enforcement agents. We will recognize a pioneering undercover agent whose work resulted in more than 200 convictions infiltrating the Bonanno and Colombo crime families in New York during the ’70s. Our special honoree is widely considered to be one of the top undercover federal agents in history whose work was the basis of a best-selling book and a feature film nominated for an Academy Award.
Special guests
Louis Diaz, DEA, Retired
Louis Diaz is a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was largely responsible for the arrest and conviction of Leroy NIcky Barnes a.k.a. “Mr. Untouchable”. He was also instrumental in dismantling Barnes’ entire drug trafficking organization known as the “Council”. As an undercover agent, he also brought down members of the Medellin Cartel. Diaz is also an author and actor, who has participated in many major television series and Hollywood films under the pseudonym Lou Casal.
Weysan Dun, FBI, Retired
Weysan Dun was a Special Agent of the FBI for 30 years. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest serving incumbent Special Agent in Charge, having consecutively served as the chief executive of three FBI field offices: the Springfield, Illinois office; the Newark, New Jersey office; and the Omaha, Nebraska office. He is an FBI certified Intelligence Officer and an FBI certified Undercover Agent who worked under deep cover for two years. He is a lifetime member of the FBI Agents Association and the American Legion FBI Memorial Post 56. Mr. Dun and his wife of 37 years, Linda, live in Omaha.
Patricia Naughton, DEA, Retired
Patricia Naughton is a 27-year law enforcement veteran. After graduating from Indiana University in 1974, she started her career as one of the first female police officers in the state. She graduated from the Indiana State Law Enforcement Academy as its first female class president. In 1978, she joined the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the one percent of female agents. Her first assignment was investigating illicit drug labs. She went on to work undercover in outlaw motorcycle gangs and the mafia. In 1985 she became the first female weapons instructor for the DEA, and a repeat instructor at the FBI training center at Quantico where she taught both FBI and DEA agents
Frank Panessa, DEA, Retired
Frank Panessa was a Drug Enforcement Administration agent for 28 years. He had numerous undercover roles in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Central America. He infiltrated the Sicilian Mafia in the infamous “Pizza Connection” case that resulted in the conviction of high-level Sicilian wholesale distributor of heroin. He also served in the U.S. Embassy in Rome as the government’s chief liaison to Italian police agencies. He worked as a licensed private detective in Maryland from 1998 to 2010.
Deborah Richard, FBI, Retired
Deborah Richard began her career in law enforcement as one of the first female patrol officers and detectives in Southern California where she also worked criminal undercover assignments.
In 1976, she was recruited by the FBI as the 67th woman, out of the first 100 women, hired by the FBI.
She was assigned to the Las Vegas Division where she worked numerous criminal and organized crime investigations including the investigation of Tony Spilotro, his associates and connections to the Kansas City Mob.
She continued her undercover work in Boston and Philadelphia on high profile investigations.
Deborah separated from the FBI in 1986, but was asked to rejoin, and at the age of 45 became the oldest woman to complete the FBI Academy.
Giovanni Rocco, FTO, retired
Giovanni Rocco was an undercover law enforcement officer who spent most of his twenty-six-year career as a member of state and federal task forces targeting organized crime. The culminating role of his service was the successful infiltration of the DeCavalcante Mafia family, the organization known as “The Real Sopranos.” At the conclusion of this landmark investigation, Giovanni retired from law enforcement and moved his family to a location that remains undisclosed.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Master of Ceremonies – JJ Snyder
JJ Snyder is the dynamic host of the Las Vegas Morning Blend on ABC Ch. 13. She has interviewed many of the nation’s most notable movie stars, industry experts and Vegas headliners including Ringo Starr, Tyra Banks, and Ricky Martin. A farm girl from Washington State, she began performing at the age of 10. After studying theatre in London and graduating from USC, she appeared in various roles on stage and in TV shows like CSI, Grey’s Anatomy, Two and a Half Men, Family Guy and the film Coyote Ugly. She developed a passion for journalism working on America’s Most Wanted with John Walsh and went on to join On The Red Carpet on ABC as a national correspondent covering Hollywood movie premieres. She has interviewed Will Ferrell, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock, and many more. She moved to Las Vegas 5 years ago with her husband Billy and their two rescue dogs. She’s on the board of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Las Vegas FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association.
AUCTIONEER
Auctioneer – Howard Blank
Howard Blank has been a member of the gaming, media and entertainment industry for over 30 years and has enjoyed an extensive broadcast career. Howard is CEO of Point Blank Entertainment Ltd. and consults as a fundraising and event expert with numerous philanthropic organizations and event producers. Howard is proud to give his time and talent at a number of not for profit events each year. To date, Howard has helped raise over $900,000,000 for organizations across Canada and in the USA.
Silent Auction
Bids are now being accepted for the Undercover of the Night Gala’s Silent Auction. Open to the public, bids can be placed on over 80 luxury auction items, including an exciting variety of international hotel stays from South Africa to the Bahamas, entertainment experiences such as Vegas Golden Knights Tickets and more!
UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT GALA SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
DEEP COVER SPONSOR
Operative Sponsor
LIAISON SPONSORS
KNOWN ASSOCIATE SPONSORs
Media Partner
LIQUOR SPONSOR
HOTEL PARTNER
LIAISON SPONSORS
Sponsorship
We must pursue new opportunities to elevate our impact, within and beyond the four walls of our current Museum. We seek to broaden our exhibits and programs, offering rich storytelling that resonates with our growing visitorship. We aspire to increase access for the public, whether at our location or remotely. All the while, we must sustain our care for our historic building, a treasured landmark in the city of Las Vegas that serves as the foundation for all that we do. Your participation is essential for The Mob Museum’s ongoing innovation, as a premier cultural destination and educational resource for the Las Vegas community and beyond.
The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to advance the public understanding of organized crime’s history and impact on American society.
For more information about Sponsorships, contact Stephen N. Lackey at 702.724.8644 or slackey@themobmuseum.org
Stanley W. Ekstrom Foundation
THE MAJOR TAKEDOWN presenting sponsor
$30,000
- “Undercover of the Night Gala” exclusive presenting rights
- Access for 10 to Honoree Reception and Program with Gala co-Chairs Mayor Carolyn and Oscar Goodman, and undercover agents
- Premium seating for 10 guests in Courtroom and table-side service
- Special Agent Tickets for 8 guests (Admission begins at 7 p.m.)
- Annual donor recognition
- Lifetime Mob Museum membership
- Premier logo placement on Gala event webpage, all available Gala assets and all social media assets
- Formal recognition at Gala by President & CEO
- Two-page advertisement in official Event Program
- Special verbal recognition announced by Master of Ceremonies during event
- Acknowledgement in e-blasts to targeted mailing list to over 150,000
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
Deep Cover sponsor
$20,000
- Exclusive sponsor of Speakeasy Party
- Access for 8 to Honoree Reception and Program with Gala co-Chairs Mayor Carolyn and Oscar Goodman, and undercover agents
- Premium seating for 8 guests in Courtroom and table-side service
- Special Agent Tickets for 6 guests (Admission begins at 7 p.m.)
- Annual donor recognition
- Custom commemorative bottle of moonshine
- Deep Cover Sponsor notation and logo in promotional efforts and social media recognition
- Single-page advertisement in official Event Program
- Recognition on Gala event webpage
- Logo rotation on digital sponsor walls
- Special verbal recognition announced by Master of Ceremonies during event
- Acknowledgement in e-blasts to targeted mailing list to over 150,000
Operative Sponsor
$10,000
- Access for 6 to Honoree Reception and Program with Gala co-Chairs Mayor Carolyn and Oscar Goodman, and undercover agents
- Premium seating for 6 guests in Courtroom
- Special Agent Tickets for 4 guests (Admission begins at 7 p.m.)
- Exclusive logo placement on designated floor of the Museum
- Annual donor recognition
- Operative Sponsor notation and logo in promotional efforts and social media recognition
- Half-page advertisement in official Event Program
- Recognition on Gala event webpage
- Logo rotation on digital sponsor walls
- Special verbal recognition announced by Master of Ceremonies during event
- Acknowledgement in e-blasts to targeted mailing list to over 150,000
Liaison Sponsor
$5,000
- Access for 4 to Honoree Reception and Program with Gala co-Chairs Mayor Carolyn and Oscar Goodman, and undercover agents
- Reserved seating for 4 guests in Courtroom
- Special Agent Tickets for 2 guests (Admission begins at 7 p.m.)
- Liaison Sponsor notation and logo in promotional efforts and social media recognition
- Quarter-page advertisement in official Event Program
- Recognition on Gala event webpage
- Logo rotation on digital sponsor walls
- Special verbal recognition announced by Master of Ceremonies during event
For general information, call 702.724.8608 or email gala@themobmuseum.org
Ways To Give
Donations
Your support helps The Mob Museum to further its mission, deepen its reach within the community, and ensure its future as a vibrant cultural destination.
All donations are fully tax deductible. Help us to preserve and share some of the most extraordinary chapters of American history.
Individual giving supports the preservation of our historic building, dynamic programming, education outreach, and more.
In-Kind Donations
Silent and live auction items are a great way to show your support while introducing your business. Your business will receive valuable recognition before, during, and after the event through The Mob Museum’s wide network of friends, supporters, and social media reach.
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