#READTHIS @skyhorsepub Mafia Takedown The Incredible True Story of the FBI Agent Who Devastated the New York Mob By Mike Campi
Mafia Takedown The Incredible True Story of the FBI Agent Who Devastated the New York Mob
"Amoral mobsters without honor are not the exception-they are the rule."
-Mike Campi (p.5)
Everyone in New York finds the Mafia intriguing...previously on Whom You Know, we lauded Bobby and Christopher's book of the Sopranos. It is their real life experience based on the show itself which of course, is fiction.
THIS IS REALITY, in the world according to FBI Agent Mike Campi! Campi is independent, and this is all according to him. He joined the FBI in 1978 and has beaucoup de experience that paint these pages red as the Mafia paints the town...we found the black and red book cover particularly appropriate. We like Campi's Taxi driver story in particular; it's not to be confused with DeNiro's.
We applaud his bravery for writing this well-written thrilling tale which needless to say was a page-turner for everyone. The mob history including initiation is told to the audience-how it worked exactly is both riveting and blood-chilling. Hollywood affiliations were especially of interest and how the Mafia is used as a marketing tool throughout the ages is sure to capture your attention. The order of the book is commendable and the 9/11 climax is so appropriate, showing the total level of despicability.
The web of meetings and complexity of operations might induce you to take notes so you keep it all straight for yourself. Campi helpfully defines the actual characters by family in the beginning of the book. Of course the FBI reviewed this before it was published, and you're going to wonder about all the blacked out lines...
This is not a surface-level fluffy book. The drama is well-explained and philosophically-referenced including Machiavelli's Lion and Fox (p. 88). It's also the right time of year to refer to "It's A Wonderful Life" bien sur mes amis! (p. 107).
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The true story of FBI agent Mike Campi, who led some of the most relentless and successful attacks on organized crime in American history.
A unique and unexpected set of circumstances caused former FBI agent Mike Campi to finally step forward and reveal himself. The result is this tour de force, which details his years operating deeply in the trenches to devastate the mafia. You will learn how he took down a staggering array of mob bosses, underbosses, consiglieri, capos, soldiers, and other legends from all five New York crime families. He takes you inside his investigative critical make or break moments, which he navigated to achieve astonishing success. Along the way, he provides you with insight into the external and internal forces often working to undermine him. And he lifts the curtain to reveal the untold treachery and hypocrisy underlying the real American mafia, as illustrated by the words of one crime boss who was recorded by Mike describing his underlings: “They’re suckers—we just use them.”
Mafia Takedown, to be released on the anniversary of the infamous November 14, 1957 Apalachin meeting of top mafia leaders from the US and Italy, is chock-filled with an array of stunning facts and truths. A sample includes: the Catholic priest who fled America to save his life from the mob; mafia members recorded describing in their own words their innermost secrets; how Mike and and federal prosecutors obtained the boss of all Bosses Vincent “the Chin” Gigante’s courthouse confession that his legendary crazy act was a fraud all along; what the Chin said when America was attacked on September 11, 2001; and the explosive dark secret that almost undermined one of the most important undercover operations in the history of law enforcement.
You’ll learn so much more: such as how and why the most important undercover mafioso in history wanted to work with Mike, and only with Mike; and how the Chin was only months away from escaping justice entirely. For fans of organized crime, of true crime, or simply of engaging and enjoyable stories—this book is an absolute must read.
About the Author
Mike Campi’s exceptional career as an FBI agent with the New York Division spanned both white-collar and organized crime, including financial fraud, labor racketeering, and political corruption. His main focus was the Genovese crime family, the most powerful and secretive organized crime family in the country. His investigations resulted in multiple devastating convictions of the Genovese family hierarchy, crippling this most sophisticated criminal enterprise. Campi retired as the Coordinator of the Organized Crime branch of the New York Division where he managed over 150 agents in the FBI’s largest and most successful OC program. He was later recruited by a Swiss bank to be a vice president of Corporate Security for the Americas region.
Mafia Takedown:
The Incredible True Story of the FBI Agent Who Devastated the New York Mob
By Mike Campi
Foreword by Tom Robbins
Skyhorse Publishing, hardcover also available in E-Book
On Sale: November 12, 2024
$32.99
ISBN: 9781510783164
