Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
x Gary Weiss is an investigative reporter for Business Week whose series on the Mafia and Wall Street was a finalist for the National Magazine and Gerald Loeb Awards and the winner of the Deadline Club Award. His articles, which were the basis for this book, led directly to dozens of government indictments.
x Born to Steal has been optioned by Warner Brothers for Mark Wahlberg, star of Boogie Nights and The Perfect Storm, to play the role of Louis Pasciuto.
x This book combines two subjects that are of immense interest to book and movie audiences: the Mafia and Wall Street. The Sopranos continues to be one of the highest rated shows on cable, and bestselling books like James B. Stewart's Den of Thieves (Simon & Schuster, 1991) attest to the public's fascination with Wall Street amorality.
Synopsis
This is the true story of Staten Island bad boy Louis Pasciuto's meteoric rise to the top of Wall Street's chop houses--by the award-winning journalist who broke it. This inside account of the Mafia's infiltration of the Street details Louis's career as the consummate liar, selling phantom stocks and leading a lifestyle worthy of Caligula. 8 page photo insert.