NCJ Number
9924
Date Published
1973
Length
383 pages
Annotation
MEMOIRS OF A BOSTON UNDERWORLD FIGURE DETAILING HIS EXPERIENCES AS A YOUNG MAN, HIS ASSOCIATION WITH ORGANIZED CRIME AND HIS SUCCESSFUL CRIMINAL OPERATIONS.
Abstract
VINCENT TERESA RELATES HIS STORY IN A FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE WHICH MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO DISGUISE NAMES OR INCIDENTS. AMONG THE OPERATIONS HE DISCUSSES ARE GAMBLING SYNDICATES, 'FIXING' THE RESULTS OF SPORTING EVENTS, LOANSHARKING AND THE STOCK SWINDLES WHICH LED TO HIS ARREST. ALSO DETAILED IS THE AUTHOR'S LIFE AS AN INFORMER AND WITNESS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL PROSECUTORS.