Bibliograph

Pesos, the rise and fall of a border family, Pietro La Greca Jr. ; with Rebecca Paley

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Pesos, the rise and fall of a border family, Pietro La Greca Jr. ; with Rebecca Paley

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pesos

Oclc number

1287920253

Responsibility statement

Pietro La Greca Jr. ; with Rebecca Paley

Sub title

the rise and fall of a border family

Summary

"Pietro La Greca Sr. was an intimidating Napolitano con man dubbed "Mexico's real-life Don Corleon." He ran Mexico's biggest money-laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country's history. His was a world of fast cars, mansions on the water, and VIP treatment at Las Vegas casinos. His exploitation of Mexico's financial free fall made him a wealthy man. But while he was running his criminal empire, his son, Pietro Jr., a.k.a. Picho, was learning his father's tricks---if only to bring the man down..."--cover page 2

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