South End Syndicate

How I Took Over the Genovese Springfield Crew

By: Anthony Arillotta, Joe Bradley

Narrated by: Steve Marvel

In 2003, local Genovese family captain "Big Al" Bruno got shot five times with a .45 caliber handgun as he walked out of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel social club in Springfield, Massachusetts. Since Vito Genovese took his empire north from New York City, a string of mobsters dating back a hundred years have operated in the Greater Springfield area. With this migration came murders, mayhem, treachery, criminal trials, and constant corruption.

Not until 2010 did authorities charge new Springfield Genovese boss Anthony "Bingy" Arillotta with Bruno's murder. At the time, Arillotta's connections spanned the Northeast—from the Patriarca family in Rhode Island to the Angiulos in Boston to the Gambinos and Bonannos in New York, and from Billy Grasso and Whitey Tropiano in New Haven to Whitey Bulger's Winter Hill Gang. During his seven-year reign, Arillotta had beautiful women, total power, and millions in cash. But it eventually came with a devastating price.

South End Syndicate tells the untold story of a young man infatuated with Springfield wiseguys who rose from being a street criminal to becoming his city's Mafia boss. How did a young Italian-American kid from Springfield work his way up the chain to become a Made wiseguy in charge of Western New England? Arillotta, now a free man, tells a timeless tale of power, money, and murder.

©2024 Anthony Arillotta and Joe Bradley (P)2024 Tantor Media

Anthony is from my home town

I grow up obsessed with the mafia, in this book it brought me back to the time where I remember seeing most of these things going on in the streets. this was a well put together book.

Al Bruno and Scibelli family

I like to hear about the mob where I grew up. Being in an Italian family. The Scibellis is my famil.

Accurate representation!

This book takes you back into the history of “this thing of ours” in this place of ours . Leads you through the ups and downs of a journey to success and how successful one can be,but also how negative seeds bring negative growth. Also a tru story of survival through networking and resilience,what problems can’t you overcome ? Don’t make excuses make impacts

INCOMPLETE! RIP OFF!

There was only 3 chapters in the book actually read! The beginning and the end! They left out 95% of the actually dictated text! RIP OFF!