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From inside the heart of the NYPD - The shattering police corruption scandal and the trial that stunned a city.
Detective Stephen Caracappa achieved the distinguished rank of first grade detectve while under the hire of the Luchese crime family.
Detective Louis Eppolito worked the heart of Brooklyns mobland; he himself was the son of a Gambino crime family soldier.
Detective William Oldham, the lead investigator on major organized-crime cases, quietly and relentlessly tracked Caracappa and Eppolito for more than seven years.
The Brotherhoodsis the riveting account of the notorious rogue cops charged with murdering for the mob, and the brilliant detective who stalked them. With unparalleled access to both the NYPD and organized crime, a gallery of unforgettable characters, and sweeping from Manhattan to Las Vegas to Hollywood, this is the ultimate wiseguy story, packed with psychological intrigue, criminal audacity, and paranoid, blood-soaked fury.
Now with updates on the trials shocking outcome and the ongoing legal battle.
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THE TRUE STORY OF TWO COPS
WHO MURDERED FOR THE MAFIA
Guy Lawson and William Oldham
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For Maya, always
GUY LAWSON
Dedicated to my brothers
John Rochester
b. December 28, 1955; d. September 1, 1983
Sea of Japan
Benjamin Butler
b. February 16, 1958; d. January 4, 1976
Katmandu, Nepal
Please rest in peace.
And to my sisters
Charlotte Bowman and Nancy Patton
and my angels, my daughters,
Olivia Grace and India Pearl.
And to L.
Please live in peace and with my eternal love.
WILLIAM OLDMAN
New York City, September 12, 2006
CHAPTER ONE
THE HOOK
CHAPTER TWO
THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS
CHAPTER THREE
SNITCHES AND LEAKS
CHAPTER FOUR
THE CRYSTAL BALL
CHAPTER FIVE
MOBLAND
CHAPTER SIX
GODFATHERS OF THE NYPD
CHAPTER SEVEN
THE AMAZING LIFE AND TIMES OF GASPIPE CASSO
CHAPTER EIGHT
QUEEN FOR A DAY
CHAPTER NINE
DOWNTOWN BURT
CHAPTER TEN
EAGLE ON THE LAM
CHAPTER ELEVEN
OFF THE BOOKS
CHAPTER TWELVE
THE CADRE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
FLIPPING BURT
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
MOB VEGAS
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
THE CIRCUS COMES TO BROOKLYN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
TRIAL FOR THE AGES
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CORROBORATION
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
THE RULE OF LAW
THE CRYSTAL BALL
Detective Stephen Caracappa. Assigned to the Organized Crime Homicide Unit in the elite Major Case Squad. Attained the rank of first grade detective, a rare and distinguished achievement in the NYPD, while under the hire of the Luchese crime family. Retired to Las Vegas-to a house in a cul-de-sac in a gated community directly opposite Eppolitos.
Detective Louis Eppolito. Brooklyn detective assigned to the 62nd and 63rd Precinct, the heart of Brooklyns mobland. Claimed to be the eleventh most decorated officer in the history of the NYPD. Son of a Gambino mafia soldier. Author of Mafia Cop, his life story, and aspiring Hollywood actor and screenwriter.
THE CADRE
Detective William Oldham. Investigator in Violent Criminal Enterprise and Terrorism unit of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District. Former NYPD detective assigned to the Major Case Squad in 1989, where he worked with Detective Caracappa. Lead investigator on multiple major organized crime investigations through 1990s. Pursued investigation of Detectives Caracappa and Eppolito for more than seven years.
Joe Ponzi. Chief investigator in the Brooklyn District Attorneys Office, in charge of more than a hundred criminal investigators. Son of a legendary NYPD detective supervisor. Polygraph expert and highly experienced interrogator.
Detective George Terra. Former NYPD detective working for the Brooklyn DA. Quiet, unassuming, good undercover.
Detective Tommy Dades. Ex-boxer, ex-NYPD precinct detective. Organized crime specialist. Great street cop with a citywide reputation for busting wiseguys.
Detective Bobby Intartaglio. Brooklyn district attorney investigator and former NYPD organized crime cop. Mafia expert, particularly on Staten Island. Thinks of himself as the old man.
Detective Doug LeVien. For decades involved in NYPD strike forces against mafia. Deep institutional memory of the battle between law enforcement and organized crime.
Detective Joe Campanella. Ex-NYPD intelligence detective, now an analyst with Organized Crime Section of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of New York.
Special Agent Mark Manko. Hardworking younger case agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
THE MAFIA
Anthony Gaspipe Casso. Underboss of the Luchese crime family. Confessed to complicity in thirty-six murders. Paid the crystal ball for information about law enforcement investigations. Inmate serving time in U.S. prison, Florence ADMAX in Florence, Colorado.
Vittorio Vic Amuso. Luchese crime family boss and Cassos partner. Prisoner in Allenwood Federal Penitentiary, serving life.
George Georgie Neck Zappola. A leader of the Bypass gang, a notorious Brooklyn burglary ring, and experienced Luchese hit man.
Alphonso Little Al DArco. Former acting Luchese boss and owner of La Donna Rosa, Italian restaurant in Manhattan. Turned himself in to law enforcement, providing evidence that led to dozens of mafia convictions. Now living in Witness Protection Program.
Peter Fat Pete Chiodo. Luchese captain, real estate developer, trade union shakedown artist. Shot and wounded multiple times in attempted murder ordered by Amuso and Casso. Living in Witness Protection Program.
Sammy the Bull Gravano. Gambino underboss and author of Under-boss . High-ranking mafia informant.
Sal Big Sal Miciotta. Former Colombo capo, hit man, and businessman. Cooperating witness living in hiding.
The Right Nicky Guido. Member of the hit team that attacked Casso. Ran to Florida after learning of murder of wrong Nicky Guido. Convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon.
Bob Bering. Ex-NYPD cop involved in attempt on Casso. Turned himself in to cadre member Detective George Terra after learning of wrong Nicky Guidos murder.
THE VICTIMS
Israel Greenwald. Orthodox Jewish jewelry dealer in midtown Manhattan caught up in stolen Treasury bill deal gone bad. Disappeared in 1986.
Jimmy Hydell. Gambino associate and known tough guy. Part of a plot to kill Casso that failed and sparked a spate of retaliatory murders, including his own. Body never found.
The Wrong Nicky Guido. Complete innocent misidentified as wiseguy Nicky Guido. Shot and killed in front of his house Christmas Day 1986.
Jimmy Bishop. Trade union official and Luchese associate. Confidential informant exposed by the crystal ball. Subsequently murdered.
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