Book DescriptionHood brokers Monthly million dollar paychecks Thirty-six hour cocaine binges 'Rocky' themed pep rallies Run-ins with Mafia thugs toting Mac 10 machine pistols This was the life of Louis Pasciuto, a fast-talking Staten Island kid who, from the age of 19 to 25, moved stocks for 17 different brokerage houses-most of that time without ожиай even a fake license This inside account of the Mafia's infiltration of Wall Street details Louis' career as the consummate liar, selling phantom stocks to naive Americans and leading a lifestyle worthy of Caligula To avoid a long prison sentence, Pasciuto eventually turned state's witness Now, Gary Weiss shares the inside story of Wall Street's notorious 'chop houses,' the crooked Mob-run brokerages whererampant thievery netted several billion dollars from gullible investors Download DescriptionThis account of the Mafia's infiltration of Wall Street uses as its chief source a fast-talking Staten Island kid named Louis Pasciuto who, from age l9-25, moved stocks for l7 different brokerage houses-most of that time without even a fake license Louis was the consummate liar, selling overpriced and phantom stocks to naive Americans and leading a lifestyle worthy of Caligula To avoid a long prison sentence, he ultimately became a witness for the state Among the book's scenes: morning pep rallies filled with Dr Seuss poetry and "Rocky" theme music; tie-'em-up-in-knots cold-call sessions that netted for each hood-broker as much as $500,000 per month; 36-hour cocaine binges; orgies; and tussles with Mafia thugs toting Mac l0 machine pistols.  Preinte2003 г ISBN 1586211668.