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The Green Felt Jungle is a 1963 book by Ovid Demaris and Ed Reid. [1] It exposes Las Vegas's dark underbelly, discussing the role of mobsters, prostitution, and political influence peddling in control of the city. It was a New York Times Best Seller for 23 weeks. [2]
The book is a story of life as a criminal and mafia associate. Breakshot includes Gallo's efforts to solve the 1987 murder of Joe Avila, [1] a local restaurateur in Orange County, California, who was also said to be one of OC's biggest cocaine dealers in the 1980s. [2]
When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down is a memoir written by Robert Cooley, a lawyer who once worked for Mafia members in Chicago but eventually turned in his former clients. The book is co-written by journalist Hillel Levin and was published by Perseus Publishing in 2004.
Herschel Goldberg (November 2, 1901 – October 1, 1980), better known as Harry Grey, was a Russian Jewish-American criminal and writer.His first book, The Hoods (1952), was the model for the 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America by Sergio Leone, where his part was played by Robert De Niro. [1]
With Tom Robbins, he has written Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al D’Arco, the Man Who Brought Down the Mafia (2013). Capeci has also written The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia (2002) and Wiseguys Say the Darndest Things: The Quotable Mafia (2003). A compilation of columns was published in the 2003 book Jerry Capeci's Gang Land.
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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mobster Carmine "Beans" Pasquale is arrested by the FBI. While he is being interviewed, the FBI agents say that they have enough to put him away for twenty to twenty-five years. Carmine agrees to talk and is placed in the Witness Protection Program, along with his wife Gina and son Vincent.
Albert Gallo was born on June 6, 1930, in Red Hook, Brooklyn.His parents were Albert (Umberto) and Mary Gallo (née Nunziata). His two older brothers were Lawrence "Larry" Gallo and Joe "Crazy Joey" Gallo.