Targeted in a three-and-a-half year undercover operation by New York’s Organized Crime Control Bureau; characterized by the New York Post as “…a middle echelon member” of one of New York’s five mob families; got three years in State Prison on that one; maxed out in Sing Sing, Dannemora, Downstate, and Arthurkill.
Convicted in 1985 of racketeering by Rudy Giuliani's office, under the RICO statute, by Rudolph Giuliani's office; caught another seven years in federal prison. During that term...maxed out again...completed first novel, BLOOD OF OUR FATHERS.
"AN AUTHENTIC THRILLER FROM A MOB GUY WHO'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN THERE." -- Nicholas Pileggi, Author of Wiseguy & screenwriter of Goodfellas.
"THIS STORY IS NOT JUST FOR THE GUYS. IT'S LIKE JACKIE COLLINS MEETS MARIO PUZO. I LOVED IT." -- Katherine Narducci (Sopranos, Bronx Tale, etc.)
New novel, SNAKE EYES, about a bookmaker squeezed by the feds, Russians, and mobsters.
"SONNY CERTAINLY KNOWS ALL THE PLAYERS, AND WHEN IT COMES TO THIS KIND OF BOOK HES'S AS GOOD AS ANYONE." --James Caan, actor, The Godfather, Vegas (NBC TV)
"SEX AND ROMANCE, MOBSTERS AND SPIES. WHAT MORE COULD A GIRL ASK FOR?" -- Kim Delaney, actor, NYPD Blue (ABC-TV)
Due to mob experience and ability to communicate about organized crime and other mayhem, have been in demand from various television shows and newspapers like. He recently appeared on Fox Network’s “National Enquirer T.V., The O’Reilly Factor, and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, for “Mob Week.” Italy’s RAI T.V. and Italian national newspapers “Corriere Della Sera” and “Il Tempo" all did bio pieces.
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