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A vain man of good looks but no family ties to the mob, Vincent Vinny Gorgeous Basquiano

worked his way up to acting boss of the Banano Crime Family, becoming its leader when

official boss Joseph Macino went to prison in 2003.

When the mafia was crawling with secret operatives and informants caving to government pressure

to flip, Basquiano steadfastly obeyed the code of La Cosa Nostra.

I got faith in one guy, he said, during a secretly taped meeting.

That man was Macino, head of the Banano Borgata, but for all his loyalty, Basquiano was still

a hot-headed cold-blooded killer, which ultimately led to his arrest and downfall.

Then in a remarkable betrayal that rocked the five families to their foundations, Macino

secretly cooperated with the FBI, the first head boss ever to roll over.

As a result, Basquiano faced the death penalty, but a federal jury, disturbed by the prosecution's

use of deadly criminal informants, reached a surprising verdict.

Here from veteran crime author Anthony M. D. Stefano comes the riveting story of the

last true believer in the mob's cult of brotherhood, and his betrayal at the hands of the only

man he ever trusted.

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