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by Frank Storey (Author)
From its bold and brilliant inception to its epic, history-making endgame, here is the never-before-told true-crime account of the elimination of the Mafia's Five Families--revealed by the then-untested FBI agent who controlled the investigation that ultimately led to the convictions of the top ranks of Cosa Nostra . . .
For over 50 years, the families Genovese, Gambino, Lucchese, Bonanno, and Colombo controlled organized criminal activities throughout the country. Overseen and held in check by the New York Mafia Commission, they operated with impunity. Until 1981, when Joe Pistone emerged from his 6-year undercover infiltration of the Bonanno family as Mob associate "Donnie Brasco." It was then that Frank Storey, a newly assigned FBI agent spearheading Mafia investigations in New York, recognized the potential for wiping out the scourge of the Five Families once and for all. Directing a band of 140 young and relatively inexperienced agents who would become the FBI's game changers, Storey implemented the RICO law--the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Under his directives, they created an effectively groundbreaking playbook in the fight against organized crime. Through undercover infiltration and surveillance, they investigated over 70 murders committed by the Mafia, including that of Paul Castellano, boss of the Gambino family. Besides gathering vital witnesses, they developed the necessary evidence to record court-authorized conversations of the Mafia bosses, which revealed the specifics of their illegal activities. The task would prove formidable and dangerous--and would take its toll on the personal lives of the agents themselves. For the first time, and with never-before-revealed information, the full story of the dismantling of the Commission is told by the one man behind the unprecedented investigation that ended the criminal reign of the Five Families--and the Mafia's bosses of all bosses--forever.Author Biography
Frank Storey is a former FBI agent who spent over 25 years investigating, managing, and developing strategic plans to eliminate the Mafia. He first utilized the RICO law to investigate a corrupt labor union controlled by the Gambino family. The UNIRAC case led the way for the dismantling of the Philadelphia Mafia controlled by Angelo Bruno and an international heroin distribution network referred to as the Pizza Connection, which led to the convictions of multiple Mafia members. After completing his assignment in New York, Mr. Storey was promoted to the position of Section Chief of the Organized Crime Program at FBI headquarters with the responsibility of overseeing the program throughout the country. He developed the FBI's National Drug Strategy, which established national standards to eliminate major drug trafficking organizations. He retired from the FBI while serving as Deputy Assistant Director of the New York Division, overseeing an agent workforce of 1,200 agents. He has appeared on the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and The Charlie Rose Show, and numerous cases he managed were extensively covered by many local and national news outlets.
