Sins of the Father : The True Story of a Family Running From the Mob

**SAL POLISI USED TO BRAG THAT HE HAD COMMITTED EVERY CRIME EXCEPT CHILD ABUSE AND RAPE. . . .** As a wiseguy for some of New York's biggest crime families, "Crazy Sal" Polisi couldn't imagine another way of life--until the day he was busted and faced life behind bars. Then he decided it was time to talk--not so much for himself, but for the sake of his two teenaged sons. But Polisi discovered a chilling truth--no one squeals on the mob. He was forced to assume a new identity, moving from town to town in the middle of the night, yet his sons chose to stand by their father. In exchange for federal protection, Polisi took a huge gamble--he decided to testify against John Gotti, the reputed head of New York's powerful Gambino family. As packed with shocking insider details as Nicholas Pileggi's __Wiseguy__ and as gripping as __The Godfather__--only true--Sal Polisi's story marks his captivating transformation from ruthless criminal to devoted father and crusader...

The true story of how Sal Polisi-a member of a New York crime family and author of The Sinatra Club-turned his back on the mob and spoke out against organized crime, is now available in paperback.

As a wiseguy for some of New York’s biggest crime families, 'Crazy Sal' Polisi couldn’t imagine another way of life. Until the day he was busted and faced life behind bars. Then he decided it was time to talk-not so much for himself, but for the sake of his two teenaged sons.

But Polisi discovered a chilling truth-no one squeals on the mob. Forced to assume a new identity moving from town to town in the middle of the night, his sons chose to stand by their father. In exchange for federal protection, Polisi took a huge gamble-he decided to testify against John Gotti, the reputed head of New York’s powerful Gambino family. As packed with shocking insider details as Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguy and as gripping as The Godfather-only true-Sal Polisi’s story marks his captivating transformation from ruthless criminal to devoted father and crusader against organized crime.

The true story ofhow Sal Polisi'amember of a New York crime family and author of The Sinatra Club'turned his back on the mob andspoke out against organized crime, is now available in paperback. As a wiseguy for some of New York's biggest crime families, "Crazy Sal" Polisi couldn't imagine another way of life. Until the day he was busted and faced life behind bars. Then he decided it was time to talk'not so much for himself, but for the sake of his two teenaged sons. But Polisi discovered a chilling truth'no one squeals on the mob. Forced to assume a new identity moving from town to town in the middle of the night, his sons chose to stand by their father. In exchange for federal protection, Polisi took a huge gamble'he decided to testify against John Gotti, the reputed head of New York's powerful Gambino family. As packed with shocking insider details as Nicholas Pileggi's Wiseguy and as gripping as The Godfather'only true'Sal Polisi's story marks his captivating transformation from ruthless criminal to devoted father and crusader against organized crime The true story of how Sal Polisi—a member of a New York crime family and author of The Sinatra Club—turned his back on the mob and spoke out against organized crime. As a wiseguy for some of New York’s biggest crime families, “Crazy Sal” Polisi couldn’t imagine another way of life. Until the day he was busted and faced life behind bars. Then he decided it was time to talk—not so much for himself, but for the sake of his two teenaged sons. But Polisi discovered a chilling truth—no one squeals on the mob. Forced to assume a new identity moving from town to town in the middle of the night, his sons chose to stand by their father. In exchange for federal protection, Polisi took a huge gamble—he decided to testify against John Gotti, the reputed head of New York’s powerful Gambino family. As packed with shocking insider details as Nicholas Pileggi’s Wiseguy and as gripping as The Godfather—only true—Sal Polisi’s story marks his captivating transformation from ruthless criminal to devoted father and crusader against organized crime. The true story of how Sal Polisia member of a New York crime family and author of The Sinatra Club turned his back on the mob and spoke out against organized crime.As a wiseguy for some of New Yorks biggest crime families, Crazy Sal Polisi couldnt imagine another way of life. Until the day he was busted and faced life behind bars. Then he decided it was time to talknot so much for himself, but for the sake of his two teenaged sons.But Polisi discovered a chilling truthno one squeals on the mob. Forced to assume a new identity moving from town to town in the middle of the night, his sons chose to stand by their father. In exchange for federal protection, Polisi took a huge gamblehe decided to testify against John Gotti, the reputed head of New Yorks powerful Gambino family. As packed with shocking insider details as Nicholas Pileggis Wiseguy and as gripping as The Godfather only trueSal Polisis story marks his captivating transformation from ruthless criminal to devoted father and crusader against organized crime. The true story of how Sal Polisi—a member of a New York crime family and author of The Sinatra Club —turned his back on the mob and spoke out against organized crime. As a wiseguy for some of New York's biggest crime families, "Crazy Sal" Polisi couldn't imagine another way of life—until the day he was busted and faced life behind bars. Then he decided it was time to talk, not so much for himself, but for the sake of his two teenaged sons. Forced to assume a new identity and moving from town to town in the middle of the night, his sons chose to stand by their father. In exchange for federal protection, Polisi took a huge gamble—he decided to testify against John Gotti, the reputed head of New York's powerful Gambino family. As packed with shocking insider details as Nicholas Pileggi's Wiseguy and as gripping as The Godfather —only true—Sal Polisi's story marks his captivating transformation from ruthless criminal to devoted father and crusader against organized crime. SAL POLISI USED TO BRAG THAT HE HAD COMMITTED EVERY CRIME EXCEPT CHILD ABUSE AND RAPE. . . . As a wiseguy for some of New York's biggest crime families, "Crazy Sal" Polisi couldn't imagine another way of life--until the day he was busted and faced life behind bars. Then he decided it was time to talk--not so much for himself, but for the sake of his two teenaged sons. But Polisi discovered a chilling truth--no one squeals on the mob. He was forced to assume a new identity, moving from town to town in the middle of the night, yet his sons chose to stand by their father. In exchange for federal protection, Polisi took a huge gamble--he decided to testify against John Gotti, the reputed head of New York's powerful Gambino family. As packed with shocking insider details as Nicholas Pileggi's Wiseguy and as gripping as The Godfather --only true--Sal Polisi's story marks his captivating transformation from ruthless criminal to devoted father and crusader... "Crazy Sal" Polisi recounts his dealings with drugs, gambling, and stolen goods while working for the Mafia, his decision to leave the Mob and devote himself to his sons, and life under the Federal Witness Protection Program The Story Of A Mob Informant Who Sought Protection Under The Government's Witness Protection Program. Nick Taylor.