Charles Brandt
Charles Brandt was raised Italian in New York City. His grandparents spoke broken English and had a farm and eleven children in Staten Island. Brandt attended Stuyvesant High School on 15th Street in Manhattan. His uncle, Professor Frank Zozzora of Sassano, Italy, helped him make it through the University of Delaware. Upon graduation, Brandt taught English in Queens, then worked as an investigator for the Welfare Department in East Harlem near Fat Tony Salerno's Mafia headquarters. He graduated...See more
Charles Brandt was raised Italian in New York City. His grandparents spoke broken English and had a farm and eleven children in Staten Island. Brandt attended Stuyvesant High School on 15th Street in Manhattan. His uncle, Professor Frank Zozzora of Sassano, Italy, helped him make it through the University of Delaware. Upon graduation, Brandt taught English in Queens, then worked as an investigator for the Welfare Department in East Harlem near Fat Tony Salerno's Mafia headquarters. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1969 and became a prosecutor and homicide investigator in Delaware. He was promoted in 1974 to the chief deputy attorney general, in charge of all homicides. In 1976, he became a medical malpractice lawyer. By 2000, with the help of his cousin Carmine Zozzora, he had become a professional writer in Ketchum, Idaho, where he resides. See less
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I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa
The Truth is Out!
by Ralph , Jan 2, 2014
A book that everyone should read,Teamster or not to show you what corruption is going on between certain elements and our government. So much of it I surmized through the years. I was a Teamster ... Read More
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I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and the Inside Story of the Mafia, the Teamsters, and the Final Ride of Jimmy Hoffa
not in ballpark
by brewman, Sep 30, 2010
so according to this book,Jjimmy Hoffa isn't buried in Giants Stadium after all. very interesting book & story line, lots of explainations to some myths & mysteries.
intereesting and enjoyable book ... Read More
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I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank the Irishman Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa
Great book, easy read. The book is very informative, revealing how corrupt the Teamster's Union and organized crime operated. It revealed how the union rank and file members were misused by Jimmy ... Read More