{"product_id":"south-end-syndicate-how-i-took-over-the-genovese-springfield-crew-1","title":"South End Syndicate: How I Took Over the Genovese Springfield Crew","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The last days of the Roman Empire, if it were populated by snitches, gamblers, mobsters, lowlifes, and homicidal maniacs. In other words, this book is entertaining as hell. In chronicling one small, parochial, though notorious faction of the American Mafia in Springfield, Massachusetts, Arillotta tells the story of the whole damn thing. \u003ci\u003eSouth End Syndicate\u003c\/i\u003e is a worthy addition to any organized crime bookshelf.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-T. J. English, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Westies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDangerous Rhythms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a hot November day in 2003 in Springfield, \u003cbr\u003eMassachusetts, local Genovese family captain \"Big Al\" Bruno got shot five times\u003cbr\u003ewith a .45 caliber handgun as he walked out of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel\u003cbr\u003esocial club--a lit cigar smoldering next to his lifeless body. Since Vito\u003cbr\u003eGenovese took his empire north from New York City, a string of mobsters dating\u003cbr\u003eback a hundred years have operated in the Greater Springfield area. With this\u003cbr\u003emigration came murders, mayhem, treachery, criminal trials, and constant corruption.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot until 2010 did authorities charge new Springfield Genovese\u003cbr\u003eboss Anthony \"Bingy\" Arillotta with Bruno's murder. At the time, Arillotta's\u003cbr\u003econnections spanned the Northeast--from the Patriarca family in Rhode Island to the\u003cbr\u003eAngiulos in Boston to the Gambinos and Bonannos in New York, and from Billy\u003cbr\u003eGrasso and Whitey Tropiano in New Haven to Whitey Bulger's Winter Hill Gang. During\u003cbr\u003ehis seven-year reign, Arillotta had beautiful women, total power, and millions\u003cbr\u003ein cash. But it eventually came with a devastating price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth End Syndicate\u003c\/i\u003e tells\u003cbr\u003ethe untold story of a young man infatuated with Springfield wiseguys who rose\u003cbr\u003efrom being a street criminal to becoming his city's Mafia boss. How did a young\u003cbr\u003eItalian-American kid from Springfield work his way up the chain to become a\u003cbr\u003eMade wiseguy in charge of Western New England? Arillotta, now a free man, tells\u003cbr\u003ea timeless tale of power, money, and murder. ","brand":"Hamilcar Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936975880423,"sku":"9781949590753","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_8b2106b8-1a95-487c-bb7c-e85b74ec5ba4.jpg?v=1774995438","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/south-end-syndicate-how-i-took-over-the-genovese-springfield-crew-1","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}