{"product_id":"confidence-of-the-mob-9798995080411","title":"Confidence of The Mob","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetrayed by the Government He Served, He Became the Mob's Most Trusted Advisor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoston, 1950s. \u003cstrong\u003eFred G. Pastore \u003c\/strong\u003ewas one of the \u003cstrong\u003eIRS\u003c\/strong\u003e's most feared investigators-a relentless enforcer tasked with dismantling the \u003cstrong\u003ePatriarca crime family\u003c\/strong\u003e, tracking illegal gambling money, and exposing tax fraud at the highest levels of business and government. They called him \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Eliot Ness of Boston.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" But when his investigations led him to the \u003cstrong\u003eWhite House, \u003c\/strong\u003e he was given a impossible choice-by none other than Attorney General \u003cstrong\u003eRobert F. Kennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case? A high-profile tax scandal involving presidential aide \u003cstrong\u003eSherman Adams\u003c\/strong\u003e and textile tycoon \u003cstrong\u003eBernard Goldfine\u003c\/strong\u003e, now remembered as the infamous \"\u003cstrong\u003eVicuña Coat Affair.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred's investigations of mob figures like \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Angiulo\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Patriarca\u003c\/strong\u003e earned him national headlines and powerful enemies. What followed shocked the city: instead of accepting a demotion to a lower position in Syracuse, New York, Fred faced his life's most pivotal moment and reinvented himself as a private tax advisor to the very mobsters he once pursued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConfidence of the Mob\u003c\/strong\u003e is a gripping true crime memoir told by Fred's grandson, who received a sealed box of case files, press clippings, and handwritten memos decades after Fred's death. Based on never-before-seen documents, firsthand interviews, and family archives, the book chronicles one man's journey from government enforcer to trusted consigliere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes original press photos, internal IRS documents, and links to a companion podcast series featuring interviews with former distinguished attorneys, DAs, family members, and former clients-including some of the largest Las Vegas casino owners in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ei3 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995080411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Eddy Manfred Inserra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715618861237,"sku":"9798995080411","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/confidence-of-the-mob-9798995080411","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}