The Ravioli Racketeer

Organized crime has dominated Northern New Jersey since the days of Prohibition. During the mid-twentieth century, mobsters controlled political parties, labor unions and even many law enforcement agencies in urban areas. The "fictional" city of Riverview was a prime example, with a major concentration of Italian Americans, many traditional mob-infiltrated industries and widespread corruption of government officials.
This story traces the exploits of an individual whose quest for Cosa Nostra acceptance dominated his personal and professional life. Although one best-selling author described him as "the biggest mobster in New Jersey," the man's mobster profile made this conclusion subject to question by many law enforcement intelligence experts who had monitored the six organized crime families active in Northern New Jersey.