He became the most recent and highest ranking Mafioso to testify against his boss John Gotti and his testimony before the Senate Subcommittee help bring down one of New York City's most power crime families, the Gambino crime family.
he was the first member of the Italian mob to betray the code of silence by testifying before the Senate sub committee, detailing the initiation ritual, the hierarchy of each of the five families, and their business practices.
details his life story, how he lived on the threat of violence rather than on violence itself, how he outlived his old mafia associates, and how he rose to become "The Mob's Accountant."
Nightclub manager Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Examines Ruby's possible involvement with the Mafia as well as his possible involvement in the assassination of President Kennedy.
As predominately told by joe bonanno's oldest son, salvatore vincent "bill" bonanno, is his father's life story including being the last surviving member of the original five members of the commission.
his political ambition never sufficed because his violent upbringing shaped him into the violent mobster he came to be, and he also came to be known for was his mysterious downfall.
not only was he considered to be the founder of labor union racketeering, he also headed Murder, Inc., which were assassins for hire, but most importantly, he never forgot his Jewish roots.