Mob Cop, Fred Pascente
Mob Cop, Fred Pascente
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Mob Cop
My Life of Crime in the Chicago Police Department

Author: Fred Pascente, Sam Reaves

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/01/2015


Synopsis

Former Chicago police officer and Outfit associate Fred Pascente is the man who links Tony Spilotro, one of Chicago's most notorious mob figures, to William Hanhardt, chief of detectives in the Chicago Police Department. Pascente and Spilotro grew up together on Chicago's Near West Side, and as young toughs they were rousted and shaken down by Hanhardt.

While Spilotro became the youngest made man in Chicago Outfit history, Pascente joined the police department. Soon taken under Hanhardt's wing because of his connections, Pascente served as Hanhardt's fixer and bagman in the department for more than a decade. At the same time, Pascente remained close to Spilotro, making frequent trips to Las Vegas to party with his old friend while helping to rob the casinos blind.

Mob Cop details the decline of traditional organized crime in the United States and reveals new information about the inner workings of the Outfit. Fred Pascente's position as an insider on both the criminal and law enforcement fronts makes this story a matchless tell-all.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on March 13, 2016

Are you a fan of the Soprano's? Like the way they talk (Badda bing, mother fucker, 'I loved that guy!', etc.)? If so, this is the book for you & I highly recommend listening to Johnny Heller narrate it. We're talking serious, real crime here, but Heller brings Pascente to life. I'm not great with ac......more

Goodreads review by Christine Andrist on February 16, 2019

Mob ruled the Cops for a while but things change Hard core greed-head & occasional CPD officer Fred Pascente grew up with the Outfit around him. He especially idolized Tony Spilatro & Bill Hanhardt two enigmatic bastards of Chicago crime history. All these men had exciting lives but tragic endings to......more

Goodreads review by Forrest on November 24, 2018

I obtained this book believing I would get a basic introduction to the Mob and organized crime in inner city Chicago. I think one would already have to have a greater depth of understanding in regards to the subject and already be familiar with the story behind Fred Pascente. Right off the bat, the......more

Goodreads review by Fred on March 30, 2025

An alright read. Crooks with badges are always interesting to me. Was a little long and heavy on the name dropping.......more

Goodreads review by Tim on September 28, 2018

I won this book from a goodreads giveaway......more