Description: Further DetailsTitle: Vinny GorgeousCondition: NewEAN: 9780762785414ISBN: 9780762785414Publisher: Globe Pequot PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/02/2013Item Weight: 21gLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Ugly Rise And Fall Of A New York MobsterISBN-10: 0762785411Description: 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 boss ever 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, BiographyAuthor: Anthony M. DeStefanoRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Vinny Gorgeous
Title: Vinny Gorgeous
EAN: 9780762785414
ISBN: 9780762785414
Release Date: 07/02/2013
Release Year: 2013
Subtitle: The Ugly Rise And Fall Of A New York Mobster
ISBN-10: 0762785411
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Vinny Gorgeous : the Ugly Rise and Fall of a New York Mobster
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: Organized Crime, Criminals & Outlaws, Criminology
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: True Crime, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Author: Destefano
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
