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Garcia, Joaquin 'Jack'

 
9781847373731: Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family
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ISBN 10 : 1847373739 ISBN 13 : 9781847373731
Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2008

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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Quatrième de couverture

Petey Chops wasn't kicking up.
And if he didn't start soon, he was going to get whacked.
In the Mafia, kicking up means sharing with those above you in your crime family the money you make in loan sharking, construction scams, gambling, numbers rackets, prostitution, drugs, stolen jewelry, sports memorabilia, Internet pornography, or any other criminal enterprise. Peter 'Petey Chops' Vicini ran a highly successful gambling and numbers operation in the Bronx that netted him millions of dollars a year. As a made member of the Gambino crime family, he was responsible for sharing some of that wealth with his capo, the individual to whom he reported, along with the 'administration' of the family - the boss, the underboss, and the consigliere.
Nobody can touch a Gambino, or a Lucchese, or a member of any of the other families that comprise La Cosa Nostra in New York. No one can move into his territory, steal his shakedown victims, or interfere with his moneymaking activities. But operating under the protection of a crime family comes at a price. The Mafia soldier must kick up. He must share what he makes with those above him. A Mafia soldier must also report to his superiors regularly. Some capos insist upon meetings every day. And the soldier had better come with money to kick up the line. Failure to do so is a capital crime in the Mafia, and for months now, Petey Chops had been avoiding his responsibilities. He wasn't kicking up. He was in hiding from the rest of the Mafia.
-from Making Jack Falcone

Présentation de l'éditeur

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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Éditeur
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1847373739
ISBN 13 
9781847373731
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
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Personne responsable
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