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  • Born to Steal

  • When the Mafia Hit Wall Street
  • By: Gary Weiss
  • Narrated by: Frank Whaley
  • Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Born to Steal

By: Gary Weiss
Narrated by: Frank Whaley
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This is the astounding, true story of the rise and fall of a fast-talking stock hustler, as well as a shocking portrait of the insidious ways the Mob infiltrates and fleeces Wall Street. From outrageous scams to out-of-control strip-club parties, Born to Steal takes you inside the lives of brash young men who flaunt their ignorance of stocks, bonds, and PE ratios even as they become the perfect foot soldiers in a vast campaign to separate honest people from their money.

Trading his jeans and T-shirt for a $90 suit, Louis Pasciuto arrived on Wall Street in 1992 to join a "chop house," a crooked brokerage firm set up by a charismatic Mob-connected overlord. Working out of seventeen brokerage firms, Louis sold often worthless or nonexistent stocks to gullible retirees right under the nose of financial regulators. Stuffing his money into a mayonnaise jar - because he didn't have a clue how to invest it - he was quickly making thousands of dollars a day, and ready to strike out on his own. But a shark wanted a piece of Louis's action. Enter Charlie Ricottone, a mobster straight out of The Sopranos, who pummeled people in public, painted his bald spot in private, and was just the advance guard of a money-hungry army of wiseguys.

Suddenly Louis's lifestyle - the stripper girlfriend, his looming marriage to an entirely different woman, the Rolexes, Armanis, celebrity friends, orgies, and three-day cocaine binges - was about to go up in smoke. When the violence escalated and the FBI finally stepped in, Louis had to pull off the ultimate heist: join the Feds and steal back his life.
©2003 Gary Weiss (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks, A Division of the AOL Time Warner Book Group
Business Economics Leadership Personal Finance True Crime Wall Street Mafia
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Critic reviews

"Fast-moving, tragic, funny, highly entertaining." ( AudioFile)
"A remarkable glimpse into the essentially lawless, virtually unregulated turf of easily manipulated penny stocks...and...broker strategies." ( St. Petersburg Times)

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A gripping read - thoroughly enjoyable

The lead charachter Louis creates a love hate relationship with the reader. He starts from humble origins and makes is big as a crook on the dark side of wall st. The insights he provides make for an unputdownale read and give you and understanding of the types that people let manage their money. Worth the investment of time and money - a thoroughly recommended rollercoaster ide worth taking.

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