Carmine ‘The Snake’ Persico’s death marks the end of an era

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…