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Bingy's Book

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Reading Arillotta's South End Syndicate. Pretty good gritty, street level stuff from an area not usually covered. Picked up a companion book on the area to read next.
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I picked up both, also but am first starting Peter Chin's (Ghost Shadow) book. From what I've read, I will regret purchasing Gigi's book. If I had one request, it's be everything Angiulo. For all the prison and wiseguy tube, there's not much out there.
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something about that guy rubs me the wrong way after reading
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I thought the book was terrible

To sum it up, Anthony Arillotta is a scumbag - the end
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I think the book is informative in terms of the players involved. I don't care what Arillotta is like. The other book is City of Betrayal.
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UTC wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:50 am I think the book is informative in terms of the players involved. I don't care what Arillotta is like. The other book is City of Betrayal.
City of Betrayal is a decent read
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UTC wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:50 am I think the book is informative in terms of the players involved. I don't care what Arillotta is like. The other book is City of Betrayal.
i found it difficult to follow all the different names
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Yeah, the book jumped around a lot. At least I'll never forget Joe Manzi's nickname--Caga Sotto.
Arillotta talked about going to jail in 2010 and, in discussing who ran his rackets, he mentioned numbers. The book was written with a retired local cop, but numbers in 2010? It seems very unlikely, but also not something to bother to lie about. Anyone know for sure?
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John W wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:31 pm
UTC wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:50 am I think the book is informative in terms of the players involved. I don't care what Arillotta is like. The other book is City of Betrayal.
City of Betrayal is a decent read
You're right. Just finished it.
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outfit guy wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 9:06 am I picked up both, also but am first starting Peter Chin's (Ghost Shadow) book. From what I've read, I will regret purchasing Gigi's book. If I had one request, it's be everything Angiulo. For all the prison and wiseguy tube, there's not much out there.
I just watched Peter Chin on Vlad TV & he was a good interview. Lmk what you think of book
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