Jerry Capeci's Gang Land

by Capeci, Jerry

ISBN13: 9781592571338

ISBN10: 1592571336

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2003-11-04

Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.

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Summary

In 1987, seasoned journalist Jerry Capeci was hired by the New York Daily Newsto cover the crime beat. His reporting on the Mafia proved so popular that he was given a weekly column, which was tagged "Jerry Capeci's Gangland." "Gangland" was an immediate hit with New Yorkers and continued for almost seven years. Capeci wrote on the everyday trials and tribulations of La Cosa Nostra, putting the mob under a microscope and laying bare the inner workings and day-to-day operations of both mob bosses and low-level street soldiers alike. He reported on such major mob events as John Gotti's murder conviction and Sammy "the Bull"Gravano's testimony that put Gotti behind bars.

Author Biography

Jerry Capeci has been covering the organized crime beat in New York City since 1975. As a crime reporter for the New York Post and later the New York Daily News, he has personally received death threats, one from a member of the late John Gotti's crew. He is currently the director of public relations at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. His "Gangland" column also appears weekly in the New York Sun, a daily newspaper.

1989
January 8, 1989 At Holiday Bash, Many Merried to the Mob	p. 3
February 5, 1989 You Saw the Movie, Now Read the Letter	p. 5
February 14, 1989 Flip-Flop by Witness: I Lied for Gotti	p. 8
April 4, 1989 More Wiseguy Wisdom Courted	p. 10
April 25, 1989 Bad Timing Gets Charlie Canned	p. 12
May 2, 1989 Louie the Pigeon's Ruffled Sparklers	p. 14
June 13, 1989 Gotti Convicts Get a Second Bail Break	p. 17
June 20, 1989 Chin's in for the Fix--Again	p. 19
July 4, 1989 If He Met Cohn, Rudy Ain't Talking	p. 21
July 11, 1989 The System's Not Playing Fair, Says Persico	p. 23
August 1, 1989 For This Con, Numbers Don't Add Up	p. 25
August 8, 1989 My Defendant! My Money!	p. 27
September 19, 1989 Two Killers Facing Coke Charges	p. 29
October 3, 1989 The Case of the Chivalrous Mobster	p. 31
The Early 1990s
February 27, 1990 A Mere $4 Mil Sparks Suspicion	p. 35
April 24, 1990 Mob Men Take Heat So Women Won't	p. 37
May 1, 1990 Angry Goes the (Alleged) Don	p. 39
June 12, 1990 Widow of Accused Mobster Sues Government	p. 42
July 17, 1990 FBI Claims New Goods on Gotti	p. 44
April 3, 1991 Clam Up, Gotti Warns	p. 47
May 28, 1991 Pen(itentiary) Pal Does Write Thing	p. 50
June 4, 1991 May Not Be True, but It's a Good Tale	p. 53
June 18, 1991 Boss Debunks Ex-FBI Writers	p. 56
August 27, 1991 One for Hall Of Frame, Eh, Dap?	p. 59
September 3, 1991 Colombos Set to Play Family Feud	p. 62
October 8, 1991 Gang's All Here (or Dead or Rotting)	p. 65
October 22, 1991 Windows Trial Pane and Gain	p. 68
November 26, 1991 Judge Has Ax to Grind	p. 71
December 24, 1991 Christmas Alone for Luchese Boss	p. 73
January 7, 1992 Family Feud Shifts to Overdrive	p. 75
January 21, 1992 Even Mob Thinks He's Got It Coming	p. 77
January 28, 1992 Sam Bull: Rat in Shining Armor?	p. 79
February 4, 1992 Doing In Dapper Don from the Grave	p. 81
March 3, 1992 It's a Day of See or Be Seen	p. 83
March 10, 1992 Give Sammy a Grammy for Song	p. 85
March 17, 1992 Don't Know Beans about Frank	p. 87
March 24, 1992 Gotta Give the Don His Due on Gripe	p. 89
March 31, 1992 Finally, Judge Leo Roars Loud	p. 91
June 24, 1992 Last Hurrah: Still All in the Family	p. 93
July 14, 1992 Stir-Ring Trouble from Jail: Don's Still the Boss	p. 95
July 28, 1992 Wife Who Sits & Waits--in Jail	p. 97
September 1, 1992 Is It the Shoes? Only He Knows	p. 100
The Mid-1990s
January 5, 1993 Theories Abound in Scarpa Slay Try	p. 105
January 12, 1993 Stickup Plan Got Stuck: Couple's Spree Short, Not Smart	p. 108
January 19, 1993 In His (God)father's Footsteps	p. 111
February 2, 1993 Lucheses Keep It All in the Family	p. 113
February 16, 1993 Mob Firebug Gets Warm Bed--in Jail	p. 116
March 9, 1993 Son Also Wises: Feds Target 'Acting Don' Junior Gotti	p. 118
April 13, 1993 Colombo Consigliere Singing for Fed Captors	p. 120
April 27, 1993 Time's Running Out for Persicos	p. 122
June 9, 1993 Judge Got Bum Rap For Biased Remark	p. 125
July 4, 1993 Lefty Guns & FBI Pal Back on Street	p. 127
July 13, 1993 Ah, When Mobsters Were Mobsters	p. 129
August 24, 1993 Justice Imperiled When Judges Lie	p. 132
September 7, 1993 He Ducks Feds & Rivals--Usually	p. 134
September 21, 1993 Gotti's Stamp on N.Y.: Gambinos Peddle Stolen Postal Goods	p. 136
October 19, 1993 Forget It, This Book's a Fantasyland	p. 139
November 9, 1993 Really Long Wait for Sign from God	p. 142
February 1, 1994 State Takes Fourth Shot at Cop-Slay Suspects	p. 144
February 8, 1994 Barber Of B'klyn Sings Aria to Feds	p. 146
March 15, 1994 Loan Shark Flaps His Jaws	p. 149
April 26, 1994 A Closet Full of Turncoats	p. 151
June 14, 1994 No Tipping the Capo to Legendary Mobster	p. 153
August 2, 1994 O.J. Shamus Digs for Gotti	p. 155
August 23, 1994 Playing Feds & Friends Like Fiddle	p. 157
August 30, 1994 Gotti's Lawyers Survive Hot Spell	p. 159
September 13, 1994 It's Deal Time for Gravano	p. 162
September 20, 1994 Rays of Light Shed on Pizza-Drug Link	p. 164
September 27, 1994 His New Family Praises the Champion Turncoat	p. 166
October 4, 1994 It's No Bull to Us, Say Mob Guys	p. 168
October 12, 1994 The Man Gotti Never Got	p. 170
November 22, 1994 Both Sides of the Wire	p. 173
December 6, 1994 Hearts, Flowers, Bullets	p. 175
January 31, 1995 Wiseguy Looks for 2M Leg Up	p. 177
February 28, 1995 Keeping Up a Gotti Tradition	p. 179
March 14, 1995 Trash Talk from Turncoat Will Dump on Garbage Deal	p. 181
January 10, 1995 Serpico Gets the Last Laugh	p. 183
March 21, 1995 Mob Suspect's Wake-Up Call	p. 185
April 4, 1995 Fish Mart Rap's a Fluke, He Says	p. 187
September 16, 1996 Feast Washout for Tony Waterguns	p. 189
September 30, 1996 Garbage Boss Gets No Respect	p. 191
November 4, 1996 Greater Blouse a Three-Family Affair	p. 193
November 11, 1996 Watt's the Story on Joe	p. 195
November 18, 1996 Home Is Where the Heart Is	p. 197
November 25, 1996 Did You Hear the One about the Wiseguy Who	p. 199
The Late 1990s
January 20, 1997 Gaspipe's Follies	p. 205
March 24, 1997 Junior Wants His Civil Rights	p. 207
April 7, 1997 Fat Pete Sits One Out	p. 209
September 15, 1997 Gaspipe's Worst Enemy--Gaspipe	p. 211
November 10, 1997 Death by Reputation	p. 213
December 15, 1997 Sammy Wants the Home Court Advantage	p. 216
January 12, 1998 Bum's Rush for Mob Capo	p. 218
February 9, 1998 Junior Pays for Dad's Deeds	p. 220
March 9, 1998 Sonny's Home Again--for Now	p. 223
May 4, 1998 Luchese Class of '91	p. 225
December 21, 1998 The Prosecutor	p. 228
January 18, 1999 As the Mob Turns	p. 232
May 3, 1999 Colombo Boys Win the War	p. 235
May 17, 1999 Life Without Honor	p. 239
June 7, 1999 One from the Weasel's Book	p. 242
June 24, 1999 Gangster Goes Down the Sewer	p. 246
The New Millennium
January 6, 2000 Respect--Real or Imagined	p. 251
January 13, 2000 Bosko's Back	p. 254
January 27, 2000 Junkyard Dog	p. 257
February 3, 2000 Cheap Talk	p. 260
February 17, 2000 Getting In the Last Licks	p. 262
May 11, 2000 The Neck Plans Ahead	p. 266
December 7, 2000 Win Some, Lose Some	p. 269
March 22, 2001 Wiseguy Talk Ain't What It Seems	p. 272
March 29, 2001 Soup, Chickens, Seinfeld & Longhorns	p. 276
April 26, 2001 Mirror, Mirror ...	p. 279
May 31, 2001 Operation Payback	p. 282
June 14, 2001 An Unspeakable Crime	p. 285
February 14, 2002 Warden Has Time on Her Side	p. 288
March 28, 2002 Sammy the Jerk	p. 290
April 25, 2002 Mafia Sperm Wars	p. 294
June 13, 2002 John Gotti: October 27, 1940--June 10, 2002	p. 297
July 11, 2002 In Death, the Dapper Don Was Dissed	p. 299
July 18, 2002 Mob Wife Makes a Split Decision	p. 302
January 9, 2003 Feds: Yes, We Have Some Bonannos	p. 305
January 23, 2003 Feds Nail Joe Waverly for 1987 Murders	p. 308
January 30, 2003 Waterfront Wiseguy Turns on the Mob	p. 311
February 13, 2003 Law & Order, Brooklyn Style	p. 314
March 3, 2003 The Bonanno Boat Springs a Big Leak	p. 317
April 10, 2003 Chin Fesses Up; His Lawyer Doesn't	p. 319
Index	p. 320
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