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Zeid betrayed Pittsburgh-area mobsters

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Did getting into bed with the feds lead informer to an early grave?

http://mafiahistory.us/rattrap/infzeid.html
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And I thought I knew Pittsburgh - Go figure, everyone except Zeid. Live and learn!
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Great stuff Ed !! I'm from the area,and knew nothing about this guy.
His is a truly fascinating story,and I really enjoyed learning about another facet of Pittsburgh OC history.
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Thanks for reading. The Pittsburgh Mafia's adventures in Havana directly impacted American foreign policy. Abe Zeid's associate Joseph Merola should be more well-known.
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Ed wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:51 pm Thanks for reading. The Pittsburgh Mafia's adventures in Havana directly impacted American foreign policy. Abe Zeid's associate Joseph Merola should be more well-known.
I'm guessing you know that Pittsburgh tried to assassinate Castro. I was told that Vegas was for the boys and Cuba was for the men ;)
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FriendofHenry wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:05 pm And I thought I knew Pittsburgh - Go figure, everyone except Zeid. Live and learn!
he didn't come camping with you guys?
Salude!
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Awesome work, as usual! I love reading your articles. I always find the stories of the lower-to-mid level guys so interesting too. Like Zeid, they really scrape out an existence.
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Cheech wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:16 am
FriendofHenry wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:05 pm And I thought I knew Pittsburgh - Go figure, everyone except Zeid. Live and learn!
he didn't come camping with you guys?
Funny you should ask. Obviously you were well connected so how 'bout sharing your tall tales with us?
I seem to remember you from the old "IT" days, yes?
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FriendofHenry wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:21 am
Cheech wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:16 am
FriendofHenry wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:05 pm And I thought I knew Pittsburgh - Go figure, everyone except Zeid. Live and learn!
he didn't come camping with you guys?
Funny you should ask. Obviously you were well connected so how 'bout sharing your tall tales with us?
I seem to remember you from the old "IT" days, yes?
Did you see that opinion piece in the heraldtribune titled ...old-school mafiaso.. on Ronald Carrabia
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.herald ... 9087357002 it's gated I barely got to read it.
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Unfortunately I got nothing :(
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FriendofHenry wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:45 pm Unfortunately I got nothing :(
Yeah I would of copy and pasted it. I barely got to read it. It's an op ed it should be somewhere else.
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Tonyd621 wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:39 pm
FriendofHenry wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:45 pm Unfortunately I got nothing :(
Yeah I would of copy and pasted it. I barely got to read it. It's an op ed it should be somewhere else.
If possible, what was the tale of RC according to this paper.
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