Gribbs was involved with the French Connection case, alright. It's what Paulie was referring to in Goodfellas when he said, "Gribbs got life for saying hello to someone selling junk" (I paraphrase).


"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea