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His interview was the first mafia interview I saw, at street level at least. I remember the story he did about how the Colombo’s extorted thousands of Dollars out of a 400$ loan.

To me I remember not really liking his book.

Was a little slow and it really seemed like he was only a front for then boss Colombo to HQ ….

I don’t remember it being a Wiseguy type where Canatalopu was active in crimes etc… I remember thinking he was kinda soft but that was ain’t time ago I read the book

There really wasn’t much on the Colombo’s pre the Gallo/scarpa books or when i read this book

Good question, I only saw him on Crime inc, does anyone know what happened to him after that?

I have often wondered myself about Cantalupo, there isn't much information on him after that time period. Given his age at the time, my guess is he's probably dead by now.

I don't know if he is still alive, but I would definitely recommend his book "Body Mike" to anyone interested in the NY mob in that time period. Given his salesman personality on Crime Inc, I was expecting some tall stories, but it is actually a very grim and candid look at life as a mob associate.

His father Anthony Cantalupo started Cantalupo realty company which leader Joe Colombo would use as one of his headquarters. My question is does anyone know what became of Joey Cantalupo after he testified in the trials in the late 80s and early 90s? Is he still alive today? If not, When did he die?

He was great in the Crime Inc documentary and I’ve always tried to find out what happened to him.