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"A Criminal and an Irishman" is an incomparable account of Pat Nee's life as an Irish immigrant and Southie son, a Marine, a convicted IRA gun smuggler, and a former top associate of Whitey Bulger's. His narrative transports the reader into the criminal underworld, inside the planning and preparation for an armored car heist, inside gang wars and revenge killings. Pat Nee details his evolution from tough street kid to armed robber to dangerous potential killer. He discloses for the first time how he used his underworld connections and know-how as a passionate and effective IRA operative. For years law enforcement and the media have speculated about important events with Pat Nee near or at their center: the Mullen-Killeen gang war for control of South Boston, the Valhalla smuggling operation (seven tons of heavy weapons aboard a fishing boat from Gloucester, Massachusetts, bound for Ireland), the murder of John McIntyre, and many other episodes. Pat NeeOs stories are sometimes dark and brutal, but they shed light on the world in which we live, and are stories that only he can tell.

Known as "the Enforcer" in the Capone Gang, Nitti has been glamorized in movies. This book gives a warts-and-all portrayal of the gangster.

Al Capone is largely considered to be the most famous gangster of all time. From his early days as an unpolished hoodlum on the streets of New York, to his notorious reign as Chicago's premier mob boss, Capone cultivated an illicit career full of deplorable highs and astounding lows. For years, his larger-than-life persona and legendary criminal deeds shocked and captivated millions of people around the world.

From Beirut and Baghdad to Los Angles and New York, the war on terrorism knows no boundaries. What is your police department doing to prevent a terrorist attack in your city? Do the police officers in your community know about the terrorist groups roaming your streets? Steven Rogers answers the above questions and explains what kind of terror is being spread by violent terrorist organizations worldwide and how these organizations plan to bring their terror to America. He shares with police officers how they are now part of a new joint war fighting force that will confront a new brand of "criminal warrior" never seen before on the streets of America.

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"Reppetto's book earns its place among the best . . . he brings fresh context to a familiar story worth retelling." --"The New York Times Book Review"
Organized crime--the Italian American kind--has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced history of the Mafia's rise--from the 1880s to the post-WWII era--that is as exciting and readable as it is authoritative.
Structuring his narrative around a series of case histories featuring such infamous characters as Lucky Luciano and Al Capone, Reppetto draws on a lifetime of field experience and access to unseen documents to show us a locally grown Mafia. It wasn't until the 1920s, thanks to Prohibition, that the Mafia assumed what we now consider its defining characteristics, especially its octopuslike tendency to infiltrate industry and government. At mid-century the Kefauver Commission declared the Mafia synonymous with Union Siciliana; in the 1960s the FBI finally admitted the Mafia's existence under the name La Cosa Nostra.
"American Mafia" is a fascinating look at America's most compelling criminal subculture from an author who is intimately acquainted with both sides of the street.

Organized crime is renowned for its code of silence; the unavailability of material from government investigative agencies due to its sensitive nature makes the task of the researcher difficult indeed. One source which was used as the basis for the preparation of this case study is court testimony - both criminal and civil - in cases involving suspected organized crime figures. The task of using such sources is a tedious one. In excess of 8,000 pages of narrative testimony were read to prepare this paper, but the source adds an important measure to the further understanding of organized crime and its method of operation.

While the media has continued to toast the Hells Angels California leader, Sonny Barger, as an American legend, the facts presented in this book tell another story: they are America's major crime export.

PRAISE FOR A NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHORS OF THE BESTSELLER BLOODLINES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MAFIA’ S ROYAL FAMILY.

“ Looking beyond the cliché , "Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists" looks at organized crime in a way that is rarely done. It reveals a rich history, thick in interesting details, that helps one better understand why some of these organizations enjoy the power they do today.” — Paul Cherry, Journalist/Reporter, The Gazette (Montreal)

“ "Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists" traces an emerging pax mafia, where warlords. Drug barons, Godfathers, terrorists and corrupt government officials work to feed the world’ s seemingly insatiable appetite for illicit goods. This gripping survey of emerging threats whisks us from the sweaty jungles of South Asia to mysterious North Korean government offices; from the bloody border towns of Mexico to a startling village in Italy, where outlaws are a time-honored tradition.” — Adrian Humphreys, Author of the Enforcer and Crime Reporter with the National Post

“ In their new book, "Angels, Mobsters and Narco-Terrorists," Lamothe and Nicaso have once again set the standard for organized crime writing. They have provided a timely exposé on the state of global crime and the significant trends that have transpired since the publication of their influential tome "Global Mafia." This illuminating sequel helps cement their reputation as Canada’ s top experts on organized crime in this country and beyond.” — Stephen Schneider, PH.D., Department of Sociology and Criminal Law, St. Mary’ s University, Halifax, Canada

By the turn of the twentieth century, Beaumont, Texas had acquired a reputation as a rough place. Situated in the oil-soaked chaos of Spindletop, Jefferson County was a hotbed of vice. For decades, gambling and prostitution thrived as elected officials either looked the other way or took money to keep quiet. That is, until 1960 when a swashbuckling young state legislator blew into town and spearheaded an intensive investigation into the rampant vice and governmental corruption that supported it. And, at a time when such things were virtually unheard of, he and his committee played it out on live television. When the dust finally cleared, the local governments of Jefferson County were turned inside out.

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There is a cancer growing on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The best and brightest agents we have are being systematically harassed out of DHS. This is a story of bureaucracy run amok at the expense of our national security. We are less safe now than before 9-11”, even though billions of taxpayer dollars have been spent. Why? This is the gripping true story of National Security Whistleblowers and their courageous fight for justice against the very people who are supposed to be protecting us. If these whistleblowers lose their fight we all lose. What America’s enemies have not been able to accomplish will be done instead from within our own government. The Honorable Roger T. Benitez, United States District Judge, while presiding over Fitzgerald—Nunn Vs. Department of Homeland Security”: Boy, there’s something about this that doesn’t pass the smell test!” All Americans who read this book should worry about the government’s ability to protect us from terrorist and drug lords.”—Mark Edwards, former Marine and host of the Wake Up America” radio show. They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty or safety.”—Benjamin Franklin This should be one of the few books that not only every attorney should read, but every one who calls themselves a patriot.”—Attorney and Veteran Austin Price This is a MUST READ for anyone who is concerned with the long-term viability of the republic.”—Travis Alexander, CEO World Wide Protective Services, and former Marine. A coincidence is a remarkable concurrence of events or things without apparent connection—Here too many things connect.”—Attorney Gastone Bebi during land mark case Fitzgerald—Nunn Vs. Department of Homeland Security”

In this fascinating sequel to "American Mafia," the author follows the mob from its peak into a shadowy period of decline as the government, no longer able to deny its existence, made subduing the Mafia a matter of national priority.

A tough kid with a heart of gold, Al "Bummy" Davis grew up in the streets of Brownsville, New York on the fringes of the Jewish mob during the 20's and 30's-thanks to his older brother, a feared racketeer. But as much as he resisted the underworld of Murder, Inc. by becoming a championship fighter and a Brownsville hero, he never did escape the Jewish Mob's shadow. Though he repeatedly stood up to mob kingpins, Bummy suffered a spectacular fall from grace as a result of a smear campaign by the press.
Ron Ross' "Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. "is not just about one Jewish boxer, his meteoric rise to fame, and victimization by the press. Bummy's life was intertwined with the Great Depression, the survival of the Brooklyn Jewish immigrant population during Prohibition, and the inevitable offshoot of Prohibition-Murder Inc., one of American history's most notorious band of killers. Ron Ross portrays an important historical time period, an enigmatic Jewish subculture, and the surprising juxtaposition of a generation of Jews and their talent for boxing.
"Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. "features a cast of colorful villains whom you'll love to hate, a boxing legend who was the unwitting pawn of fate, and the human drama of the boxing world. With his vivid, street-smart Damon Runyonesque writing style, Ron Ross redeems a tragic hero who fought the pull of one of the most brutal groups of killers to grace the twentieth century.