{"product_id":"carmine-the-snake-carmine-persico-and-his-murderous-mafia-family-9780806538822","title":"Carmine the Snake: Carmine Persico and His Murderous Mafia Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe shocking true story of the most ruthless and deadly mob boss in the annals of the American Mafia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the golden age of organized crime, Carmine \"The Snake\" Persico was the King of the Streets. The defacto boss of the Colombo Mafia family since the 1970s, he oversaw gang wars, murders, and major rackets, even from prison. He is suspected of personally murdering as many as 60 people and ordering the hits of hundreds more. Sentenced to 139 years in the fed, he continued to exert power over a vast criminal empire from behind bars. His brutal rise and bloody reign is the stuff of Mafia legend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this blistering street-level account, \"Mafia survivor\" Frank Dimatteo teams up with true-crime master Michael Benson to take down one of the most notorious figures in the American La Cosa Nostra. This is the terrifying inside story of Carmine \"The Snake\" Persico, from\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehis crime-filled childhood on the streets of Brooklyn to the longterm jail sentences that didn't stop him from\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003econtrolling his criminal empire with the help of his brother, the equally kill-crazy\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eAlphonse \"Allie Boy\" Persico\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eA crime family that Carmine Persico still runs today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Citadel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806538822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"Frank Dimatteo, Michael Benson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38017946222773,"sku":"9780806538822","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a87cf369-2d2d-41ee-9efc-113199812a67.jpg?v=1609167624","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/carmine-the-snake-carmine-persico-and-his-murderous-mafia-family-9780806538822","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}