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Lädt ... The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster (2022. Auflage)von John Gleeson (Autor)
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HTML:A riveting, decades-in-the-writing memoir from the determined young prosecutor who, in two of America's most celebrated trials, managed to convict famed mob boss John Gottiâ??and subsequently took down the Mafia altogether. John Gotti was without a doubt the flashiest and most feared Mafioso in American history. He became the boss of the Gambino Crime Family in spectacular fashionâ??with the brazen and very public murder of Paul Castellano in front of Sparks Steakhouse in midtown Manhattan in 1985. Not one to stay below law enforcement's radar, Gotti instead became the first celebrity crime boss. His penchant for eye-catching apparel earned him the nickname "The Dapper Don;" his ability to beat criminal charges led to another: "The Teflon Don." This is the captivating story of Gotti's meteoric rise to power and his equally dramatic downfall. Every step of the way, Gotti's legal adversaryâ??John Gleeson, an Assistant US Attorney in Brooklynâ??was watching. When Gotti finally faced two federal racketeering prosecutions, Gleeson prosecuted both. As the junior lawyer in the first caseâ??a bitter seven-month battle that ended in Gotti's acquittalâ??Gleeson found himself in Gotti's crosshairs, falsely accused of serious crimes by a defense witness Gotti intimidated into committing perjury. Five years later, Gleeson was in charge of the second racketeering investigation and trial. Armed with the FBI's secret recordings of Gotti's conversations with his underboss and consigliere in the apartment above Gotti's Little Italy hangout, Gleeson indicted all three. He "flipped" underboss Sammy the Bull Gravano, killer of nineteen men, who became history's highest-ranking mob turncoatâ??resulting in Gotti's murder conviction. Gleeson ended not just Gotti's reign, but eventually that of the entire mob. An epic, page-turning courtroom drama, The Gotti Wars is a brilliantly told crime story that illuminates a time in our nation's history when lawyers and mobsters dominated the news, but it's also the story of a tenacious young man, in the glare of the media spotlight, who mastered the art of becom Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The book is written by the prosecuting attorney. Told through his eyes, the book offers a look into areas not revealed before. From the highs to the lows, he pulls no punches. The machinations behind the scenes are insightful. The courtroom drama is fascinating. The interactions with Gotti during breaks in the trial are great. And the story of the "flipping" of Sammy Gravano is amazing.
I read this book in just two days, as I just could not put it down.
If you're a fan of Mafia stories, courtroom drama, or fascinating personalities, you can't go wrong with this book! ( )