Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1847373720 ISBN 13 : 9781847373724

Synopsis

At 6'4" and 375 pounds, Jack Garcia looked the part of a mobster, and he played his part so perfectly that his Mafia bosses never suspected he was an undercover agent for the FBI. 'Big Jack Falcone', as he was known inside La Cosa Nostra, learned all the inside dirt about the Gambino organized crime syndicate and its illegal activities - from extortion and loan-sharking to assault and murder. The result was a string of busts and a quarter of a million dollar contract put out on his life.
A fascinating inside look at the struggle between law enforcement and organized crime, MAKING JACK FALCONE sheds new light on two organizational cultures that continue to exert an unparalled grip on our imagination.

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The extraordinary true story of an undercover FBI agent's years-long investigation of the Gambinos, which resulted in a string of arrests that crippled the organized crime family.
But long before Joaquin 'Jack' Garcia found himself wearing a wire with some of the Mafia's top capos, he was one of the FBI's unlikeliest recruits. A Cuban-born American, he became one of the few FBI agents dedicated solely to undercover work. Using a series of carefully created aliases, Jack insinuated himself in the criminal world, and became a gregarious money launderer in Philadelphia and moved stolen and illicit goods in Miami. He jumped at the opportunity to infiltrate the shadowy world of La Cosa Nostra, but how would the Cuban-American convince wiseguys that he was one of their own, a Sicilian capable of 'earning his button' - getting made in the Mafia? For the first time, the FBI created a special 'mob school' for Jack, teaching him how to eat, talk, and think like a wiseguy. And it wasn't long before the freshly minted Jack Falcone found himself under the wing of one of the Gambinos old school capos, who introduces Falcone to his world of shakedowns, beatings, and envelopes of cash, never suspecting that one of his trusted crew members is a federal agent.
A page-turning account of the struggle between law enforcement and organized crime that will rank with such classic stories as Donnie Brasco, Serpico, and Wiseguy, Making Jack Falcone is an unforgettable trip into America's underworld through the eyes of a highly decorated FBI veteran.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847373720
• ISBN 13: 9781847373724
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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