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The last gangster: From cop to wise guy to FBI informant: Big Ron Previte and the fall of the American mob
This book explores the fall of the Philadelphia crime family and the demise of the American Mafia told from the perspective of a former police officer and mobster who later became an FBI informant. It chronicles how generational differences have divided the Mafia and raises questions about when the FBI should make deals with mob leaders.
Tags: BOOK; Mafia; mob; Philadelphia crime family; Ron Previte; organized crime; Cosa Nostra
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Corporate Finance magazine (New York) investigates a publicly traded electronics company that is operated by a Philadelphia crime family; the state of New Jersey is attempting to take possession of the company, November 1990.
Tags: NY Govoni