RATS ARE NOT MADE; PEOPLE ARE BORN RATS.
Mathew J. Mari – New York City Criminal Attorney for 36 years
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“The Biggest Rat – Whitey Bulger’s Decades of Deceit” is the story of James “Whitey” Bulger, the Boston mob boss; from his early days of crime, to his heyday running Boston’s underworld, including his escape and capture after 16 years on the run.
This book also includes Bulger’s trial, and the jury verdict which found Bulger guilty of 31 of the 32 counts in the indictment. Bulger was also found guilty of 11 of the 19 murders included in the indictment.
It’s fair to say Whitey Bulger will die in jail. Bulger’s lucky he didn’t get the electric chair; which would have been a more fitting punishment for one of the vilest individuals to ever roam the earth.
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On July 9, 2013, Whitey Bulger’s former protégé, Kevin Weeks, hate and contempt in his eyes, took the witness stand against his former boss. The 57-year-old Weeks and Bulger were once so tight, they spoke nearly every day for more than a decade. Bulger, 83-years-old, was facing life in prison for committing more than 19 murders.
Since Weeks served only five years in prison for aiding and abetting five of Bulger’s murders, Bulger’s lawyer, J.W. Carney, tried to portray Weeks as a con artist who knew how to manipulate the justice system.
“You won against the system,” Carney told Weeks.
“What did I win? What did I win?” Weeks said. “Five people are dead.”
Carney asked Weeks if the killings bothered him.
Weeks shot back, “We killed people that were rats. And I had THE BIGGEST RAT right next to me.”
Whitey Bulger, unlike Genovese turncoat Joe Valachi, Bonanno boss Joe Massino, and Gambino consiglieri Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, willingly became an F.B.I. informant while he was still active on the streets as the Mob Boss of Boston. And Bulger remained an F.B.I. informant for more than 20 years.
Kevin Weeks was right. Whitey Bulger was THE BIGGEST RAT of them all.
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Joe Bruno’s “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps” finished runner-up (second place) in the 2013 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent Ebook Awards in the category “Nonfiction.”
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In nonfiction, people want to who, what, when where and how. With my experience in the newspaper business, I have a clear idea of how to present this information.
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Write. Write, and write some more.
Author Bio:
A Vietnam veteran in the United States Navy, Joseph J. Bruno started out in the newspaper business in the mid 1970’s as a sports columnist for the New York Tribune. Bruno’s sports articles have also appeared in Penthouse Magazine, Razor Magazine, Boxing Today, Boxing World, International Boxing, Referee Magazine, & Inside Boxing.
Joe Bruno’s mobster series “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps” finished runner-up in the 2013 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent Ebook Awards in the category “Nonfiction.”
In 2000, Bruno’s first novel Angel of Death was published by iUniverse.com. Bruno’s second novel “Find Big Fat Fanny Fast” was published in 2010. “Snakeheads: Chinese Illegal Immigrant Smugglers – A Screenplay” was published in 2013.
Bruno’s true book crime book “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps – Volume 1 – New York City” was published in June 2011. Other books in this series include, “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps – Volume 2 – New York City” (December 2011), “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks, and Other Creeps – Volume 3 – New York City” (March 2012), “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps – Volume 4” (December 2012), and “Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps-Volume 5 – Girlfriends and Wives” (April 2013).
Other true crime books by Joe Bruno include, “Murder and Mayhem in the Big Apple – From the Black Hand to Murder Incorporated” March 2012), “The Wrong Man: Who Ordered the Murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal & Why” (May 2012), “Mob Wives – Fuhgeddaboudit!” (August 2012).
Joe Bruno’s most recent book is “The Biggest Rat: Whitey Bulger’s Decades of Deceit” (September 2013).
Boxed sets written by Joe Bruno include, “Joe Bruno’s Mobsters – Three Volume Set” (March 2013), “Joe Bruno’s Mobsters – Five Volume Set” (April 2013), “Joe Bruno’s Mobsters – Six Volume Set” (September 2012), and “Joe Bruno’s Mobsters – Eight Volume Set” (April 2013). Snakeheads: Chinese Illegal Immigrant Smugglers – A Screenplay — Big Fat Fanny: The Biggest Mafia Killer Ever – A Novel – Two Book boxed Set” (2013)
“Mobsters, Gangs, Crooks and Other Creeps Volumes 1-5” are consistently ranked in the top 100 on Amazon in the genre “Organized Crime,” as is “Joe Bruno’s Mobsters – Six Volume Set,” and “Murder and Mayhem in the Big Apple.”
Visit Joe Bruno’s website at: josephbrunowriter.com, or at mobstersgangs.com.
Joe Bruno’s Blog is at http://joebrunoonthemob.wordpress.com/.
Joe Bruno’s Facebook page “Mobsters, Gangs” is at: https://www.facebook.com/mobstersgangs.
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?I was fascinated by the Whitey Bulger saga and I want to know more about his life and motivations
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