{"product_id":"confidence-of-the-mob-the-irs-agent-who-took-down-the-mafia-then-advised-them-1","title":"Confidence of The Mob: The IRS Agent Who Took Down the Mafia—Then Advised Them","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBetrayed by the Government He Served, He Became the Mob’s Most Trusted Advisor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoston, 1950s. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFred G. Pastore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas one of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIRS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s most feared investigators—a relentless enforcer tasked with dismantling the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatriarca crime family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, tracking illegal gambling money, and exposing tax fraud at the highest levels of business and government. They called him \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Eliot Ness of Boston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" But when his investigations led him to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite House,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e he was given an impossible choice—by none other than Attorney General \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert F. Kennedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe case? A high-profile tax scandal involving presidential aide \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSherman Adams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and textile tycoon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBernard Goldfine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, now remembered as the infamous “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVicuña Coat Affair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFred’s investigations of mob figures like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry Angiulo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaymond Patriarca\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e earned him national headlines and powerful enemies. What followed shocked the city: instead of accepting a demotion to a lower position in Syracuse, New York, Fred faced his life's most pivotal moment and reinvented himself as a private tax advisor to the very mobsters he once pursued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConfidence of the Mob\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a gripping true crime memoir told by Fred’s grandson, who received a sealed box of case files, press clippings, and handwritten memos decades after Fred’s death. Based on never-before-seen documents, firsthand interviews, and family archives, the book chronicles one man’s journey from government enforcer to trusted consigliere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes original press photos, internal IRS documents, and links to a companion podcast series featuring interviews with former distinguished attorneys, DAs, family members, and former clients—including some of the largest Las Vegas casino owners in history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913547210943,"sku":"8ecc23cf-31ac-4442-820b-f36218441639","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/ae2bad9a50ff4156216341f7ca69c89a.jpg?v=1785048652","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/confidence-of-the-mob-the-irs-agent-who-took-down-the-mafia-then-advised-them-1","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}