Boss of Bosses: The Fall of the Godfather : The FBI and Paul Castellano (Thorndike Press Large Print Americana Series) - Hardcover

O'Brien, Joseph F.; Kurins, Andris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560542845 ISBN 13: 9781560542841

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 1992

Synopsis

Two FBI agents offer an intimate look at the private world of a real Mafia godfather, the late Paul Castellano, as they penetrate his defenses and help to bring down his crime family. (Law & Criminology).

About this title

About the Author

Joseph F. O'Brien was a highly decorated special agent of the FBI for nearly twenty years. With his partner Andris Kurins, he led a wiretap and investigation that brought down the infamous Gambino crime family. He is the co-author with Kurins of Boss of Bosses: The FBI and Paul Castellano.

Andris Kurins was a special agent in the FBI's organized crime unit and was a leader in the Gambino crime family's prosecution and trials. He is currently the owner and CEO of Diversified Investigative Services, LLC.

From the Inside Flap

Paul Castellano headed New York's immensely powerful Gambino crime family for more than ten years. On December 16, 1985, he was gunned down in a spectacular shooting on Manhattan's fashionable East Side.
At the time of his death, Paul Castellano was under indictment. So were most of the major Mafia figures in New York. Why? Because in 1983 the FBI had hidden a microphone in the kitchen of Castellano's Staten Island mansion. The 600 hours of recorndings led to eight criminal trials. And this book.
Agents Joe O'Brien and Andris Kurins planted that mike. They listened to the voices. Now they bring you the most revealing look inside the Mafia ever ... in the Mafia's own words.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1560542845
• ISBN 13: 9781560542841
• Binding: Hardcover