Surviving the Mob (35 page)

Genovese crime family
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Gerbino, Anthony
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Geritano, Benny
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Girard, Vince
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Goodfellas
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Gotti, John,
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Gotti, John A., Jr.,
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Gotti, Peter
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Gravano, Salvatore “Sammy the Bull”
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194
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210
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Great Meadow Correctional Facility
103

Gregory Hotel
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132

Hawkins, Yusef
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Hill, Henry
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horse betting
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Hudson Correctional Facility
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insurance fraud
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Jacona, Joey
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Jamaica
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Karkis, Samuel “Sammy”
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labor unions
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Las Vegas
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Lattanzi, Albert
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Laughlin, Nevada
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Lichtman, Jeffrey
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loansharking
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LoCascio, Frank “Frankie Loc”
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Lucchese crime family
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Lynskey, Timothy
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Macchiarole, John
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Macchiarole, murders of Genovese family
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Macchiarole, Pasqual “Paddy Mac”
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Madison Square Garden
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Mafia.
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Mob, The Maione, Louis
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Mangiavillano, Salvatore “Fat Sal”
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Maranga, Thomas
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Mariani, Louis “Louie Black”
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Marino, Danny
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Marriott Hotels
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Marshals Service
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Mazzarese, Paul
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193

Meats Supreme
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Metropolitan Correction Center
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Metropolitan Correction Center (MCC),
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Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn
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Miraglia, Joe
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Mob, The

Commission
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counterfeiting and
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drugs and
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gambling and
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induction to
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internal theft and
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jury tampering and
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labor unions and
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legends and
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life and death
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loyalty and
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nepotism and
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protocol and
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Mormando, Nicholas “Nicky Cowboy”
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Muri, Joe
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National Auto Theft Bureau
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New York Police Department (NYPD),
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Nicky the Blonde
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193

numbers
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NYPD detectives
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Off Track Betting (OTB),
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O’Keefe, Patty
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Olive Garden
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Operation Touchback
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Ossining, New York
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Otisville, New York
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Otto, Theodore
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Pagano, Danny
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Pape, George H.,
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Persico, Carmine “The Snake”
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Persico, Danny
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Persico, Theodore “Teddy”
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Placido, Tony “Tough Tony”
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poker
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prison

corruption and
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extortion and
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homosexuality in
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race betting
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Raiola, Sandra
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Rappaport, Ed
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Reagan, Ronald
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rebuildable cars
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Riker’s Island
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Ruggiano, Anthony “Fat Andy”
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Russo, Andrew
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San Diego, California
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Scanlon, Tom
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Scarpa, Greg “The Grim Reaper”
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Scheindlin, Judge Shira
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Scuderi, Tommy
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Secret Service
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shylocking.
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loansharking Sifton, Judge Charles P.,
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Sing Sing
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Slate, Ridson N.,
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Sliwa, Curtis
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Smith, Frank
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sports-betting
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Stasio, Phil “Fat Philly”
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Staten Island, New York
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Testa, Patty
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Urgitano, Joey
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U.S. Marshals Service
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Witness Protection Program,
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Yannotti, Michael “Mikey Y”
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car stealing and
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demolition derby and
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evidence and
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Florida and
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fundraiser for
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introduction to
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Mercedes and
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mob friendships and
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murder and
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rivalry and
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Sammy Karkis and
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trial of
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What do you do when the law wants you behind bars and
the New York crime families want you buried?

That was the life-and-death dilemma confronting Andrew
DiDonato, who began his criminal career at age 14 under the watchful eyes of the local Mob.

By the time he was 17, the infamous Gambino family made
DiDonato an associate of the Nicholas Corozzo crew. For the next 14 years,
he was a loyal street soldier, immersed in dangerous and profitable criminal activities: burglary, forgery, extortion, loan sharking, car theft, bank
robbery, counterfeiting, drug dealing, credit-card and insurance fraud,
witness tampering, weapons possession, and attempted murder.

He was also involved in the underworld gambling
operations, which took in millions dealing dice and cards, booking sports
and horses, and running numbers. Between these pages you’ll find the
most in-depth look at Mob gambling ever published.

At age 31, DiDonato ran afoul of both the law and his
friends, turning him into a hunted man on two fronts. After 17 months on the run, the law caught him first.

Surviving the Mob
is a cautionary tale of the
harsh reality of a criminal, inmate, fugitive, and witness who—so
far—has lived to tell the tale.