Gaspipe

by Carlo, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780061429859
• ISBN10: 0061429856
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-14
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

The boss of New York's infamous Lucchese crime family, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso's life in the Mafia was preordained from birth. His rare talent for "earning"-concocting ingenious schemes to hijack trucks, rob banks, and bring vast quantities of drugs into New York-fueled his unstoppable rise up the ladder of organized crime. A mafioso responsible for at least fifty murders, Casso lived large, with a beautiful wife and money to burn. When the law finally caught up with him in 1994, Casso became the thing he hated most-an informer.From his blood feud with John Gotti to his dealings with the "Mafia cops," decorated NYPD officers Lou Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, to the Windows case, which marked the beginning of the end for the New York Mob, Gaspipe is Anthony Casso's shocking story-a roller-coaster ride into an exclusive netherworld that reveals the true inner workings of the Mafia, from its inception to the present time.

Author Biography

Born and raised in Bensonhurst, New York, Philip Carlo is the bestselling author of The Night Stalker and The Ice Man. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. xix
The Making of a Boss
A Man of Respect	p. 3
Street Smart	p. 8
First Blood	p. 13
Last Standing	p. 17
Readin', Writin', 'Ritmatic	p. 21
A Very Close Shave Indeed	p. 23
Irrationally Violent	p. 28
When You Steal Without Hurting Anyone, It's a Lot of Fun	p. 37
Larceny-Hearted	p. 39
The Opposite Sex	p. 42
True Love	p. 44
Bensonhurst	p. 47
The Carlos	p. 50
Dreams	p. 52
Stone Cold
Making Bones	p. 61
The Burn Bar	p. 67
Casso's Crew	p. 70
A Blessed Event	p. 73
A Backstabbing Backstabber	p. 78
Straightened Out	p. 83
Rising Star	p. 87
Mia Figlia	p. 92
Anthony Junior	p. 95
Bad Apples	p. 97
Family Affair	p. 101
Crimes Pays	p. 106
The Forbidden Fruit	p. 108
La Vendetta
Inside Info	p. 113
Kennedy Airport	p. 116
Newfound Wealth	p. 119
The Seeds of the Windows Case	p. 122
The Secret Sweeper	p. 125
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble	p. 131
Great Usurper	p. 134
Sparks Steakhouse	p. 138
Justice, Mafia Style	p. 141
Toys "R" Us	p. 144
A Curse from the Grave	p. 149
Mean Streets	p. 151
Hssssssst	p. 156
The Golden Ox Incident: Gotti's Revenge?	p. 158
Honor Thy Father	p. 163
"You're Under Arrest"	p. 167
The Bull	p. 171
Housekeeping	p. 176
The Chin	p. 181
The Commission	p. 187
Sanitation	p. 190
Sausage Fingers	p. 193
Starter	p. 196
The Killing of Vinnie Albano	p. 199
Racketeering	p. 202
Gone with the Wind
Gaspipe's Crystal Ball	p. 209
Underground	p. 213
The FBI Comes Knocking	p. 215
Fat and Skinny	p. 221
Light on His Feet Pete	p. 224
Backfire	p. 232
Et Tu, Brute?	p. 238
Escape	p. 243
Tight-Lipped Vic	p. 246
King Gaspipe	p. 249
No, You Come Up	p. 252
Earthquake Rocks Mafiadom	p. 257
The 302s	p. 269
The Teflon Don	p. 277
Anathema	p. 280
A New Regime	p. 283
Contraband	p. 286
A New New Lease	p. 289
Gaspipe Meets the United States Senate	p. 295
No Comment	p. 299
The Living Dead
Hellhole	p. 303
Impartial Observation	p. 304
Chinese Torture	p. 305
Dumb Fuck	p. 307
Reconciliation	p. 311
No More Pain	p. 317
The World Suddenly Turned Upside Down	p. 319
Phoenix	p. 321
The Death of La Cosa Nostra	p. 325
Postscript	p. 329
Casso's Neighbors	p. 333
Gaspipe Revelations	p. 335
Appendix "Government Witnesses: Getting More-or Less-Than They Bargained For?"	p. 339
Acknowledgments	p. 345
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