The Plumber: The True Story of How One Good Man Helped Destroy the Entire Philadelphia Mafia - Hardcover

Salerno, Joseph; Rivele, Stephen J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1877961000 ISBN 13: 9781877961007

Publisher: Knightsbridge Pub Co Trade, 1990

Synopsis

The author recounts his testimony against the mafia and his experiences in the government witness protection program

About this title

From Library Journal:

Drawn into a friendship with Nicky Scarfo, a violent Mafia boss in Atlantic City, New Jersey, plumber Salerno witnessed a murder in 1979. For the next ten years, Salerno lived anonymously and was treated badly by the Witness Protection Program. His marriage dissolved, and his father was shot in retaliation. In 1988, Salerno's testimony helped convict Scarfo and 15 associates of some 200 criminal counts. Writer Rivele spent only one week with Salerno at a motel; the rather cursory result is a bit lifeless, given the explosive subject matter. However, Salerno's heroics will appeal to Mafia buffs, and publicity might generate wider interest.
- Gregor A. Preston, Univ. of California Lib., Davis
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knightsbridge Pub Co Trade
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 1877961000
• ISBN 13: 9781877961007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 281