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Philip leonetti aka crazy phil was the youngest underboss in the history of the american mafia at the age of 31. Mafia prince phil leonetti talks about his mob life and mob hits by theboss february 27, 20 former philadelphia mafia underboss and hitman turned government witness phil crazy phil leonetti sits down with cbs this morning. Ex mafia underboss reacts to 12 mob movies the namahoro. Crazy phil mafia, little nicky, true crime books, south philly, mobsters. He lives under a false identity because his uncle jailed mob boss nicodemo scarfo put a half. Philip michael crazy phil leonetti born march 27, 1953 is an american mobster and author who became the underboss of the philadelphia crime family under his mentor, uncle and former boss, nicodemo little nicky scarfo, before becoming a government informant in 1989 while facing a lengthy sentence of 45 years for racketeering. The youngestever underboss at the age of 31, leonetti was at the crux of the violent downfall of the. Mafia prince phil leonetti says murder felt natural. Philip crazy phil leonetti learned to shoot a gun at age 10 and says that he participated in the same number of gangland murders under. Philip crazy phil leonetti, nephew of reputed mob boss nicodemo scarfo, is led from a pennsylvania state police. Philadelphia mob underboss phil leonetti talks about.
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Phil leonetti mafia wiki mafia gangster, crime family. But this isnt the memoir of a reformed gangster as much as it is an ugly, closeup portrait of the mob lifestyle and scarfo, the father figure with an evil mind shown standing behind leonetti s right shoulder on the book s cover. Philip phil leotardo, portrayed by actor frank vincent, is a fictional character in the sopranos. Philip michael crazy phil leonetti is an american mobster and author who became the underboss of the philadelphia crime family under his mentor, uncle and former boss, nicodemo little nicky scarfo, before becoming a government informant in 1989 while facing a lengthy sentence of 45 years for racketeering.
According to philip crazy phil leonetti, a convicted killer and onetime underboss of the philadelphiaarea mob family, he and lawrence yogi merlino attended the funeral of mob associate. Mafia princeis the first person account of one of the most brutal eras in mafia historylittle nicky scarfos reign as boss of the philadelphia family in the 1980s. Leonetti is the softspoken prince, with his bedroom eyes and moviestar looks. Nov 24, 2012 mob killer philip crazy phil leonetti, scarfos nephew and underboss leonetti, now 59 and living with a new identify in another part of the country, has penned a book, mafia prince, due out later this month. Philip leonetti audio books, best sellers, author bio. Unlike sammy gravanos underboss, i didnt find leonettis. Mafia prince phil leonetti says murder felt natural cbs. Mafia underboss phil leonetti reveals the dark side of philadelphia crime family. Unlike most true crime books, phil leonetti actually lived the life at the highest levels as the underboss of the philadelphia mob during his uncle little nicky. The book details the schemes, the internecine mob war and the many murders ordered by scarfo. Phil leonetti, scott burnstein, mafia prince running press 6 nov 2012, isbn 0762445831, isbn 9780762445837. Philip michael crazy phil leonetti born march 27, 1953 is an american former mobster who became the underboss of the philadelphia crime family under his mentor, uncle and former boss, nicodemo little nicky scarfo, before becoming a government informant in 1989 while facing a sentence of 45 years for racketeering. I interviewed philip crazy phil leonetti, scarfos nephew and underboss who became a.
The youngestever underboss at the age of 31, leonetti was at the crux of the violent downfall of the traditional american mafia in the 1980s when he infiltrated. Unlike most true crime books, phil leonetti actually lived the life at the highest levels as the underboss of the philadelphia mob during his uncle little nicky scarfos reign as boss. Mar 11, 2019 philip leonetti mafia prince part 1 duration. Money, murder, and machiavellian mayhem mafia prince is the first person account of one of the most brutal eras in mafia historylittle nicky scarfos reign as boss of the philadelphia family in the 1980swritten by scarfos underboss and nephew, crazy phil leonetti. He was originally a captain within the lupertazzi crime family, but following the death of the original boss, carmine lupertazzi, the imprisonment and death of his successor johnny sacramoni and a brief power struggle with wouldbe boss faustino doc santoro, phil became the boss of the family. Cbs news phil leonetti was the underboss of the philadelphia crime family until he became a government witness.