The treacherous world of jimmy the weasel fratianno paperback december 6, 2010 by ovid demaris author. Once a hit man, now a stoolie, jimmy the weasel fratianno says the feds owe him a living this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Video vault the last mafioso turns eyes to vegas crime. Sometimes the video vault profiles a new book examining a particular. Frank bompensieros daughter, mary ann, takes reader. The book can be summed up by stating this jimmy the weasel broke laws, murdered people, rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous and when he fell out of favor with his friends and they came looking to murder him he tucked tail and turned government witness. Forty years ago, jimmy the weasel fratianno turned on his mob family. Mafia hitman aladena jimmy the weasel fratianno was born in a small town near naples, italy, in 19. Jimmy the weasel fratianno tells how he brought the kiss of death to the mafia. Forty years ago, jimmy the weasel fratianno turned on. Aladena jimmy the weasel fratianno, 79 sun sentinel. Regardless of the facts of the fratianno story, political scientist craig wilson of montana state university billings said that the jimmy the weasel case could be useful to mcdonalds. Aladena jimmy the weasel fratianno, a longtime mafia hit man and mob.
Visibly nervous, pressing his back against the door, surely jimmy fratianno is. Murders frank niccoli niccoli was a bodyguard and collector for mob boss mickey cohen. Mafia motto, according to aladena jimmy the weasel fratianno. The hit man wanted to go ice skating, so the lawman went looking for a rink. Once a hit man, now a stoolie, jimmy the weasel fratianno. Jimmy the weasel fratianno got his nickname from his days as a petty pushcart thief in cleveland, when he ran as quick as a weasel with an armful of fruit and vegetables while the cops chased him. Anthony brancato brancato and his criminal associate tony trombino were two young mobsters who.
Aladena james jimmy fratianno also known as jimmy the weasel, was an italianborn. The treacherous world of jimmy the weasel fratianno. Mobster convicted for ordering witness killed upi archives. Aladena james fratianno, the former organized crime boss who turned government witness, died this week in an undisclosed united states city. Mob rats jimmy the weasel fratianno kindle edition by. But his two books, the last mafioso and vengeance is mine. Aladena fratianno, mobsterinformer, 79 the new york times.
Schwartz, author of several books on las vegas gaming. Crime boss angry over being dropped from federal payroll. Published on sep 29, 2015 aladena jimmy the weasel fratianno november 14, 19 june 30, 1993 was an italianborn american mobster originally from. Fratianno, shootandtell author and talk show regular, died in his sleep tuesday at his home in an undisclosed u. James fratianno, known as jimmy the weasel, was charged with criminal conspiracy following an investigation by the attorney generals office into contracts for construction of a new interstate. The treacherous world of jimmy fratianno is a biographical novel detailing the life of american mafia member aladena jimmy the weasel fratianno. Visibly nervous, pressing his back against the door, surely aladena jimmy the weasel fratianno is remembering that when he killed people for a living, he sometimes did it just like this. Aladena jimmy the weasel fratianno, a longtime mafia hit man and mob boss before turning fbi informant with a contract on his head, has died. Fratianno made the most out of his new career as a talker, collaborating on two books the last mafioso and vengeance is mine. When he was a young boy his family emigrated to the us.
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