What Price Providence?

[Joeyboy1982]

I read the book and excellent. Don't remember the detail regarding Grasso. The big question is, how can he walk into an obvious set-up that landed him back in prison for life. True tough guy. Talks of the killings direct from Ray. Was on the hunt to kill Whitey after Bulger lured the one victim to a house and had him call his wife to be robbed.

Never heard this before not even sure I really believe it. I remember reading that Whitey was hesitant to shake down Bucky because Bucky was with Frank Salemme but eventually did anyway. So who gave The Frenchman the order and why was it not carried out?

[Joeyboy1982]

I read the book and excellent. Don't remember the detail regarding Grasso. The big question is, how can he walk into an obvious set-up that landed him back in prison for life. True tough guy. Talks of the killings direct from Ray. Was on the hunt to kill Whitey after Bulger lured the one victim to a house and had him call his wife to be robbed.

Never heard this before not even sure I really believe it. I remember reading that Whitey was hesitant to shake down Bucky because Bucky was with Frank Salemme but eventually did anyway. So who gave The Frenchman the order and why was it not carried out?

[Joeyboy1982]

I read the book and excellent. Don't remember the detail regarding Grasso. The big question is, how can he walk into an obvious set-up that landed him back in prison for life. True tough guy. Talks of the killings direct from Ray. Was on the hunt to kill Whitey after Bulger lured the one victim to a house and had him call his wife to be robbed.

Never heard this before not even sure I really believe it. I remember reading that Whitey was hesitant to shake down Bucky because Bucky was with Frank Salemme but eventually did anyway. So who gave The Frenchman the order and why was it not carried out?

[Joeyboy1982]

I read the book and excellent. Don't remember the detail regarding Grasso. The big question is, how can he walk into an obvious set-up that landed him back in prison for life. True tough guy. Talks of the killings direct from Ray. Was on the hunt to kill Whitey after Bulger lured the one victim to a house and had him call his wife to be robbed.

Never heard this before not even sure I really believe it. I remember reading that Whitey was hesitant to shake down Bucky because Bucky was with Frank Salemme but eventually did anyway. So who gave The Frenchman the order and why was it not carried out?

[Joeyboy1982]

I read the book and excellent. Don't remember the detail regarding Grasso. The big question is, how can he walk into an obvious set-up that landed him back in prison for life. True tough guy. Talks of the killings direct from Ray. Was on the hunt to kill Whitey after Bulger lured the one victim to a house and had him call his wife to be robbed.

Never heard this before not even sure I really believe it. I remember reading that Whitey was hesitant to shake down Bucky because Bucky was with Frank Salemme but eventually did anyway. So who gave The Frenchman the order and why was it not carried out?

[davidf1989]

Anyone read Gerard Ouimette's book? Pretty decent read with some info I hadn't known before. He def toots his own horn a bit and gets somethings confused, but its got to be one of the better books about RI LCN. One of the things mentioned was that after Billy Grasso got out of prison where he was cellmates with Ray Sr, Ray got him transfered from the Colombos to the Patriarcas. I didnt realize Grasso was a Colombo. Did they at one time have a big presence in New Haven or CT? Also there aren't many guys who wrote books who are not considered rats. Pat Nee and Jerry Tillinghast might be the only other guys I can think of who wrote a book but is a stand up guy. Are there any NY guys that meet this criteria? Would love to hear who has read this book and what their thoughts were. I will also add info I wasn't aware of, or found interesting to this post as I continue to finish the book. What Price Providence by Gerard Ouimette.

I read the book and I thought that the stories about the Providence underworld such as the Feds bugging the office of Raymond's lawyer and his friendship with John Gotti to be interesting.

[davidf1989]

Anyone read Gerard Ouimette's book? Pretty decent read with some info I hadn't known before. He def toots his own horn a bit and gets somethings confused, but its got to be one of the better books about RI LCN. One of the things mentioned was that after Billy Grasso got out of prison where he was cellmates with Ray Sr, Ray got him transfered from the Colombos to the Patriarcas. I didnt realize Grasso was a Colombo. Did they at one time have a big presence in New Haven or CT? Also there aren't many guys who wrote books who are not considered rats. Pat Nee and Jerry Tillinghast might be the only other guys I can think of who wrote a book but is a stand up guy. Are there any NY guys that meet this criteria? Would love to hear who has read this book and what their thoughts were. I will also add info I wasn't aware of, or found interesting to this post as I continue to finish the book. What Price Providence by Gerard Ouimette.

I also have read the book and was Richard Gomes a friend of Ouimette? I think in the book Gomes's son a guy called Slugger Gellerman ends up testifying against Ouimette and Deluca in an extortion trial?

[trafficante]

Anyone read Gerard Ouimette's book? Pretty decent read with some info I hadn't known before. He def toots his own horn a bit and gets somethings confused, but its got to be one of the better books about RI LCN. One of the things mentioned was that after Billy Grasso got out of prison where he was cellmates with Ray Sr, Ray got him transfered from the Colombos to the Patriarcas. I didnt realize Grasso was a Colombo. Did they at one time have a big presence in New Haven or CT? Also there aren't many guys who wrote books who are not considered rats. Pat Nee and Jerry Tillinghast might be the only other guys I can think of who wrote a book but is a stand up guy. Are there any NY guys that meet this criteria? Would love to hear who has read this book and what their thoughts were. I will also add info I wasn't aware of, or found interesting to this post as I continue to finish the book. What Price Providence by Gerard Ouimette.

I also have read the book and was Richard Gomes a friend of Ouimette? I think in the book Gomes's son a guy called Slugger Gellerman ends up testifying against Ouimette and Deluca in an extortion trial?

James "Slugger" Gellerman testified against Ouimette and DeLuca in their 1995 extortion trial. He was also allegedly present at a meeting between Ouimette and Timmy Mello in Fall River trying to divide up South Coast rackets.

[davidf1989]

Anyone read Gerard Ouimette's book? Pretty decent read with some info I hadn't known before. He def toots his own horn a bit and gets somethings confused, but its got to be one of the better books about RI LCN. One of the things mentioned was that after Billy Grasso got out of prison where he was cellmates with Ray Sr, Ray got him transfered from the Colombos to the Patriarcas. I didnt realize Grasso was a Colombo. Did they at one time have a big presence in New Haven or CT? Also there aren't many guys who wrote books who are not considered rats. Pat Nee and Jerry Tillinghast might be the only other guys I can think of who wrote a book but is a stand up guy. Are there any NY guys that meet this criteria? Would love to hear who has read this book and what their thoughts were. I will also add info I wasn't aware of, or found interesting to this post as I continue to finish the book. What Price Providence by Gerard Ouimette.

I also have read the book and was Richard Gomes a friend of Ouimette? I think in the book Gomes's son a guy called Slugger Gellerman ends up testifying against Ouimette and Deluca in an extortion trial?

James "Slugger" Gellerman testified against Ouimette and DeLuca in their 1995 extortion trial. He was also allegedly present at a meeting between Ouimette and Timmy Mello in Fall River trying to divide up South Coast rackets.

Thanks for your reply and I found this obituary for Slugger Gellerman. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituar ... an-7363690

[Browniety86]

Henry Tamelo allegedly had a chance to get out of jail for the Deagan murder he didn't commit, but he needed 150k to pay some gov't official. Zannino and Anguilo refused to chip in because he was a RI guy and not a Boston guy. Tamelo died in jail. I heard he had dementia too but that isn't mentioned. Thats pretty shitty though, especially when had he lived he would have eventually been released.

That the murder Peter Limone got out on? Crooked FBI agents or something. I'm just going off memory but I could've swore Tamelo and Limone both were convicted of that.

[davidf1989]

Henry Tamelo allegedly had a chance to get out of jail for the Deagan murder he didn't commit, but he needed 150k to pay some gov't official. Zannino and Anguilo refused to chip in because he was a RI guy and not a Boston guy. Tamelo died in jail. I heard he had dementia too but that isn't mentioned. Thats pretty shitty though, especially when had he lived he would have eventually been released.

That the murder Peter Limone got out on? Crooked FBI agents or something. I'm just going off memory but I could've swore Tamelo and Limone both were convicted of that.

I think that both Peter Limone and Henry Tameleo were convicted on Barboza's perjured testimony and that Paul Rico knew that Barboza was lying to save his friend Jimmy Flemmi.

[trafficante]

Henry Tamelo allegedly had a chance to get out of jail for the Deagan murder he didn't commit, but he needed 150k to pay some gov't official. Zannino and Anguilo refused to chip in because he was a RI guy and not a Boston guy. Tamelo died in jail. I heard he had dementia too but that isn't mentioned. Thats pretty shitty though, especially when had he lived he would have eventually been released.

That the murder Peter Limone got out on? Crooked FBI agents or something. I'm just going off memory but I could've swore Tamelo and Limone both were convicted of that.

Peter Limone, Henry Tameleo, Joseph Salvati, Louis Greco, and Ronald Cassesso were all convicted of the murder of Edward "Teddy" Deegan. They were all originally sentenced to death. Tameleo, Greco, and Cassesso died in prison. Salvati was released in 1997 and Limone was released in 2001.

[Pmac2]

Is joe salvati still alive? He was pretty cool after being let out. There was videos of him hanging with limone at restaurants. I wouldn't be surprised if he was involved in the life.

[trafficante]

Is joe salvati still alive? He was pretty cool after being let out. There was videos of him hanging with limone at restaurants. I wouldn't be surprised if he was involved in the life.

As far as I know he's still alive today at 90 years old and residing in Massachusetts.

[JakeTheSnake630]

Is joe salvati still alive? He was pretty cool after being let out. There was videos of him hanging with limone at restaurants. I wouldn't be surprised if he was involved in the life.

I had always heard that he was a knock around guy and was around the life growing up but was mostly a legitimate guy. I think Barboza didn't like him for a shylock debt? That's why he threw Salvati in the mix.