Unorganized Crime: Journey to Redemption

ISBN-13: 9781539389323 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 214 str.

Synova Cantrell

Opis

Have you ever been arrested? If so you have a right to an attorney. Did you know a gangster, a murdering judge, a thief, and a supreme court judge helped you get the right? Raised in a mob-controlled suburb of Chicago, Sidney Heard grew up wanting to be a gangster. He was on probation by the age of thirteen, and continued building his criminal resume over the next half a century. He was a professional arsonist for nearly twenty years; escaped from jail twice; ran a gold scandal grossing over a quarter of a million dollars, and that's just to name a few of his illegal escapades. To top it off, he played a role in one of the most important Supreme Court Decisions of all time (Gideon vs. Wainwright). Sidney's underworld connections ran from the Chicago-based Italians, to the Mexican Mafia. He even worked undercover for the Federal Government at one point in his life. However, all of Sidney's so-called glory would come with a price. While working undercover for the D.E.A., Sidney became hooked on drugs. He soon found himself staring at another round of jail time, a massive criminal record, and pushing his fiftieth birthday. Would he ever find peace? Can a professional criminal ever change his ways and become a productive member of society? Unorganized crime is the thrilling true crime biography of this ex-gangster from Chicago. It covers prison life, organized crime, and white collar crime all in one action-packed, easy-reading, narrative non-fiction format.