Carmine ‘The Snake’ Persico’s death marks the end of an era
Carmine Persico had nothing to lose. In 1986, the notorious Colombo crime-family boss had just been convicted on racketeering charges and, with a second federal trial looming, was facing spending the rest of his life behind bars. So he hired the toughest guy he knew to represent him in court: Carmine Persico. What the pugnacious…
Carmine ‘The Snake’ Persico’s death marks the end of an era
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