In the Godfather's Garden: The long Life and Times of Richie 'The Boot" Boiardo on #CrimeBeatRadio

On July 18th, Richard Linnett discusses this book, In the Godfather's Garden: The long Life and Times of Richie 'The Boot" Boiardo, on Crime Beat Radio.

Crime Beat is a weekly hour-long radio program that airs every Thursday at 8 p.m. EST. Crime Beat presents fascinating topics that bring listeners closer to the dynamic underbelly of the world of crime. Guests have included ex-mobsters, undercover law enforcement agents, sports officials, informants, prisoners, drug dealers and investigative journalists, who have provided insights and fresh information about the world’s most fascinating subject: crime.

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Modesto Cruz Sentenced to Prison Drug & Firearm Charges, Plot to Kill a Police Officer Revealed During Investigation

A Lynn, MA man who discussed murdering a Lynn Police officer was sentenced to 188 months in prison.

U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper sentenced Modesto Cruz, 37, to 188 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. In March, Cruz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, distribution of heroin, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

In 2012, while Cruz was on pretrial release from a 2010 Lynn gun arrest, a cooperating witness working with the FBI’s North Shore Gang Task Force made four controlled buys of over 100 grams of heroin from Cruz. During the course of those recorded buys, Cruz and the cooperating witness talked about Cruz’s plan to kill one of the Lynn Police officers that had arrested him on the gun charge. An undercover law enforcement officer, posing as a hitman, was ultimately introduced to Cruz by the cooperating witness. Cruz and the undercover talked about the price and logistics of the hit on the police officer. Cruz was arrested the next day.

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Jeffrey S. Sallet, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett; Colonel Timothy Alben, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; Lynn Police Chief Kevin Coppinger; and Essex County Sheriff Frank G. Cousins, Jr. made the announcement today.

The case was investigated by the FBI’s North Shore Gang Task Force, which consists of the FBI; the ATF; the Massachusetts State Police; the Lynn, Chelsea and Revere Police Departments; and the Essex County Sheriff’s Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Ortiz’s Organized Crime and Gang Strike Force Unit.

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Book Signing and Presentation by Authors of “The Boston Mob Guide: Hit Men, Hoodlums & Hideouts”

On Fri., Aug. 16, and Sat., Aug. 17, Beverly Ford and Stephanie Schorow, veteran journalists and co-authors of “The Boston Mob Guide: Hit Men, Hoodlums and Hideouts” will sign copies of their book and present at The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. The book signing will take place at the Museum from 12 to 4 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 16 and their presentation will take place on Sat., Aug. 17, from 1 to 2 p.m.

They will discuss the stories behind their books: “The Boston Mob Guide: Hit Men, Hoodlums & Hideouts,” released by The History Press, Inc., is a primer about the wiles of Whitey Bulger, the murderous rages of Joe “The Animal” Barboza and the double dealings of Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi. Ford and Schorow profile Boston’s gangsters in crisp clear prose, with helpful cross-references. The Boston Mob Guide travels back to Prohibition with the story of bootlegger Charles “King” Solomon and the murderous standoff between the Irish Gustin Gang and the emerging North End Mafia. The guide unravels the complicated hits of the Winter Hill Gang and the Irish mob wars of the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Beverly Ford is the Boston-based journalist and author who has spent more than 20 years as a reporter and freelance writer for the Boston Herald, the New York Daily News, the London Times, the London Mirror, Access Magazine, Bloomberg News and other publications. She is currently following Bulger’s trial for the New York Daily News.

Stephanie Schorow is the author of “The Crime of the Century: How the Brink’s Robbers Stole Millions” and “The Hearts of Boston; East of Boston: Notes from the Harbor Islands” (The History Press, 2008); “Boston on Fire: A History of Fires and Firefighting in Boston” and “The Cocoanut Grove Fire.” She was the editor of “Boston’s Fire Trail: A Walk Through the City’s Fire and Firefighting History” (The History Press, 2007).

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"Vinny Gorgeous: The Ugly Rise and Fall of a New York Mobster" on Crime Beat Radio

On July 11th, journalist Robert Destafano discusses his new book, Vinny Gorgeous: The Ugly Rise and Fall of a New York Mobster. Also Margaret McClain, Special Correspondent, reports on the Bulger Trial.

Crime Beat is a weekly hour-long radio program that airs every Thursday at 8 p.m. EST. Crime Beat presents fascinating topics that bring listeners closer to the dynamic underbelly of the world of crime. Guests have included ex-mobsters, undercover law enforcement agents, sports officials, informants, prisoners, drug dealers and investigative journalists, who have provided insights and fresh information about the world’s most fascinating subject: crime.

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The Money Noose: The Collapse Of MF Global Was No Accident

Jon Corzine and other leaders at MF Global walked into a disastrous situation with their eyes wide open. Now, respected Wall Street veteran Scott Skyrm offers a detailed account of what really happened, and why. The Money Noose: Jon Corzine and the Collapse of MF Global (Bricktower Press) is like a car wreck: it’s hard to look at, and at the same time, hard to look away.

“MF Global had the wrong business model and the wrong people, at precisely the wrong time….
We did not deal with our central problem of unprofitable core business operations and out-of-control overheads….” A senior member of the MF Fixed Income management team is just one of many sources insider Skyrm has uncovered to explain the self-inflicted collapse of MF Global.

The demise of MF Global is a chaotic story, one in which individual actions taken in and of themselves are relatively minor. But the sum of those individual actions equal the same end result. Skyrm goes further, exploring the question of how investors can protect themselves from this outcome in the future. The best answer, he says, is education. Concise and informed, The Money Noose is a must-read for anyone who takes investing seriously.

Scott E.D. Skyrm is a leading figure in the repo and securities finance markets today, and regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Bloomberg News Service, Reuters, Market News, and Dow Jones. He is highly regarded as a former salesman, trader, trading desk manager, and global business head in fixed-income, securities finance, and securities clearing and settlement.

He recently left Newedge, where he was their Global Head of Repo, Money Markets, and Fixed Income Clearing. He is now writing commentaries on the repo market, the short-end of the Treasury market, Federal Reserve policy and general Wall Street topics. He has worked on Wall Street for over 22 years and has taken billion dollar risks on the trading floor, managed a multi-billion dollar balance sheet, and consistently ran one of the most profitable trading groups at every firm where he worked. Prior to Newedge, he managed the repo desk at ING Barings, worked summers at Shearson Lehman/American Express and started his full-time career at The Bank of Tokyo.

For more, please visit the website: www.scottskyrm.com.

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