(Author’s note: I’ve posted this before. I was reminded of it as I watched the Yankees lose, and badly at that, to the Tigers last night. During a 9-run 7th inning, the Tigers’ designated hitter, Kerry Carpenter, hit a triple, my favorite moment in a major league baseball game. So, here’s the article that I...Read More

The Life of One FBI Informant I don’t usually venture into politics on this blog, but every now and then an item pops up that has a ridiculously close relationship to what I’ve been working on, so here goes. I ran across the following item while sipping my morning coffee today. Yesterday, the Speaker of...Read More

“4.5 out of 5 Stars” I just ran across a review of my new gangster bio that was posted on August 5th. It’s entitled “Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil: The Many Faces of a Mafia Killer – A Comprehensive Review.” It is indeed comprehensive. The review covers, “Summary of the Plot, Main Characters, and Setting,” “Writing...Read More

I Have Never Used, Nor Will I Ever Use, AI to Write Anything It’s a hot topic and I hesitate to jump in, but jump in I will. First things first. I have never used AI to write anything. I mean it. Not an email, not a social media post, not a paragraph of any...Read More

Setting the Pace with Five-Star Reviews of Scarpa Biography In addition to the statements made by a number of podcasters as noted in the book’s “Editorial Reviews” section on Amazon, readers’ reviews are starting to trickle in for my biography of notorious Mafia killer and FBI informant Greg Scarpa published by WildBlue Press. I initially...Read More

The Relationship between Bigamist Greg Scarpa and his Gumar, Linda Schiro One of the many fascinating aspects of Greg Scarpa’s life was his 32-year relationship with Linda Schiro. Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil takes a critical look at that relationship, one that produced two children, endured a sham marriage for Schiro and a second marriage for Scarpa,...Read More

Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil Garners a 5-Star Rating on Goodreads The recently-released biography Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil from WildBlue Press has just scored its first rating on Goodreads. Five stars! Damian Miller, who did a great job of reading for the audiobook version, wrote, “it was well researched and an interesting story that no one...Read More

From Money to Murder – Scarpa Manipulated the FBI as he Betrayed the Mafia  The following excerpt from chapter 2 of Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil provides some insight into Scarpa’s earliest attempts to determine what criminal behavior by a Top Echelon Criminal Informant might be tolerated by the FBI. I’ve removed the annotations for ease...Read More

Holding the Result of Close to Three Years of Effort I received my author’s copies of Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil published by WildBlue Press today. Before today, my exchanges with the publisher and editor have all been electronic. Those exchanges have certainly been gratifying. However, being able to put my hands on the thing they...Read More

Murder as the Go-To Solution for Putting the Mob in Jeopardy The following is an excerpt from Chapter 9, “A Storm Grows in Brooklyn,” of Greg Scarpa, Legendary Evil published by WildBlue Press. The excerpt’s annotations have been removed for ease of reading. Enjoy! “Although Ocera had managed to survive for more than a month...Read More