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Gaspipe explores the rise and fall of Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the former Lucchese family boss whose criminal career spanned drug trafficking, hijackings, and strategic alliances with other Mafia families and the Russian mob. Casso’s brutal methods and violent feuds, notably with John Gotti, are depicted alongside his 1994 arrest in New Jersey. The book details his transformation from a feared crime lord to a government informant, including his involvement with corrupt NYPD officers Lou Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Philip Carlo
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