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Vinny Gorgeous: The Ugly Rise And Fall Of A New York Mobster

Vinny Gorgeous: The Ugly Rise And Fall Of A New York Mobster Paperback / softback - 2013

by Anthony M. DeStefano

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  • Title Vinny Gorgeous: The Ugly Rise And Fall Of A New York Mobster
  • Author Anthony M. DeStefano
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lyons Press, Guilford
  • Date 2013-07-02
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780762785414
  • ISBN 9780762785414 / 0762785411
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Library of Congress subjects Organized crime - New York (State) - New York, Mafia - New York (State) - New York
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012051760
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the publisher

A vain man of good looks but no family ties to the Mob, Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano worked his way up to acting boss of the Bonanno crime family, becoming its leader when official boss Joseph Massino went to prison in 2003. When the Mafia was crawling with secret operatives and informants caving to government pressure to flip, Basciano steadfastly obeyed the code of La Cosa Nostra. "I got faith in one guy," he said during a secretly taped meeting. That man was Massino, head of the Bonanno borgata. But for all his loyalty, Basciano was still a hot-headed, cold-blooded killer, which ultimately led to his arrest and downfall.

Then in a remarkable betrayal that rocked the Five Families to their foundations, Massino secretly cooperated with the FBI--the first head bossever to roll over. As a result, Basciano faced the death penalty, but a federal jury, disturbed by the prosecution's use of deadly criminal informants, reached a surprising verdict. Here from veteran crime author Anthony M. DeStefano comes the riveting story of the last true believer in the Mob's cult of brotherhood and his betrayal at the hands of the only man he ever trusted.

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2013, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/20/2013, Page 0

About the author

Anthony M. DeStefano is a staff reporter for Newsday, covering legal affairs and criminal justice in New York City. Formerly a staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal and Fairchild News Service, he has appeared on Biography Channel programs about Joseph Massino and Mafia killer Thomas Pitera as an expert on organized crime.

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