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Born to Steal: When the Mafia Hit Wall Street
Born to Steal When the Mafia Hit Wall Street
Author: Gary Weiss
Hood brokers. Monthly million dollar paychecks. Thirty-six hour cocaine binges.'Rocky' themed pep rallies. Run-ins with Mafia thugs toting Mac 10 machine pistols. This was the life of Louis Pasciuto, a fast-talking Staten Island kid who, from the age of 19 to 25, moved stocks for 17 different brokerage houses-most of that time without even a fak...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781417713523
ISBN-10: 1417713526
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Publisher: San Val
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is the true story of the rise and fall of a fast-talking stock hustler, as well as a shocking portrait of the insidious ways the mob infiltrates and fleeces Wall Street. Trading his jeans and T-Shirt for a $90 suite, Louis Pasciuto arrived on Wall Street in 1992 to join a chop house. a crooked brokerage firm set up by a charismatic Mob-connected overlord. Working out of seventeen brokerage firms Louis sold often worthless or nonexistent stocks to gullible retirees right under the nose of financial regulators. Stuffing his money into a mayonnaise jar-because he didn't have a clue how to invest it-he was quickly making thousands of dollars a day and ready to strike out on his own. But a shark wanted a iece of Louis's action.