Mafia Son: The Scarpa Mob Family, the FBI and a Story of Betrayal - Softcover

Sandra Harmon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312624174 ISBN 13: 9780312624170

Publisher: Griffin,U.S., 2010

Synopsis

The Scarpas were a Mafia dynasty led by Greg Scarpa, Sr., a man so addicted to killing that he was nicknamed 'The Grim Reaper'. His son, Gregory, Jr., worshiped him and was slowly drawn into his dark world. What no one but father and son knew was that for thirty years, starting in the 1960s, Scarpa, Sr. was an informant, working intimately with FBI handlers. For decades, his connection to the FBI protected him and gave him a virtual license to kill. But faced with arrest in the late 1980s, Greg dropped the dime on his own son. Gregory, Jr., was imprisoned alongside terrorist Ramzi Yousef. He offered to trade information on Yousef with the government in exchange for leniency, providing detailed intelligence on what would eventually result in the September 11th attacks. His warnings were ignored, and he was sentenced to forty years to life in prison, where he remains.

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Review:

A disturbing, jagged true-crime thriller worthy of prime Hamett, Chandler or Puzo. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From the Back Cover:

Bestselling author Sandra Harmon uses her inside access to the Mob, law enforcement, and jailed Mafioso Gregory Scarpa Jr. to tell “a disturbing, jagged, true-crime thriller worthy of prime Hammett, Chandler, or Puzo” (Publishers Weekly).

The Scarpas were a Mafia dynasty led by Greg Scarpa Sr., a man so addicted to killing that he was nicknamed “The Grim Reaper.” His son, Gregory Jr., was slowly drawn into his father’s dark world. What only father and son knew was that for thirty years, starting in the 1960s, Scarpa Sr. was an informant for the FBI. Then, faced with arrest two decades later, Greg dropped the time on his own son.

“A tense, penetrating psychological portrait of the wiseguy who went right and paid the price.”—Robert Graysmith, author of Zodiac and Auto Focus

Gregory Jr. was imprisoned alongside terrorist Ramzi Yousef. He offered to trade information on Yousef with the government in exchange for leniency, providing detailed intelligence on what would eventually result in the September 11attacks. His warnings were ignored, and he was sentenced to forty years to life in prison, where he remains. A story that gained national notoriety, this is an “enthralling look at ties between the Mafia and the FBI” (Booklist).

About this edition

• Publisher: Griffin,U.S.
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312624174
• ISBN 13: 9780312624170
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296