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The Last Mob Lawyer
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The Last Mob Lawyer presents a rare glimpse behind the curtain of some of the mob's best-kept secrets—told by the only man still alive to share them. Post-World-War-II New Jersey was the breeding ground for some of the most notorious mobsters in American history. Their business...
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The Last Mob Lawyer presents a rare glimpse behind the curtain of some of the mob's best-kept secrets—told by the only man still alive to share them.
Post-World-War-II New Jersey was the breeding ground for some of the most notorious mobsters in American history. Their business was crime. Their capital was influence. And their leaders controlled every facet of American life for nearly half a century.
These wiseguys had the power to save your life or end your life with a single phone call. But who did they call when they needed help?
Attorney Chris Franzblau spent more than seventy years representing and socialising with some of the most notorious figures in organised crime, including Genovese boss Jerry Catena; Teamsters Jimmy Hoffa and Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano; various bosses, thugs, and hitmen; and even entertainment icons Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.
At ninety-three years old, Franzblau has outlived them all—and he's ready to tell the tales that made him the go-to lawyer for the mob.
The Last Mob Lawyer explores his seventy-year career working at the intersection of organised crime, politics, entertainment, and business. As you follow along, you will discover:
- What really happened to Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa—and where he's buried.
- How secret 1965 FBI wiretaps blew the lid off the mob’s full reach, hierarchy, and influence over some of the most powerful families in the country.
- How the mob saved the careers of music icons Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.
- The intense legal battle to prevent the extradition of Meyer Lansky, one of the most well-known mobsters in the country, back to the US for criminal prosecution.
- And so much more.
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Mafia, organised crime, or the seedy side of twentieth-century American history.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781637634271
Publisher: Forefront Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 April 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Forefront Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
About the Author
S.M.Chris Franzblau is a ninety-three-year-old attorney who has represented some of the leading mobsters of our times. Raised in Newark, New Jersey, he attended Duke Law School without a college degree, joined the Navy where he was trained as a cryptographer, was a frequent visitor to Cuba and was there when Castro came out of the hills, spent years as an assistant US attorney trying criminal cases, and then spent over fifty years representing clients including Meyer Lansky, Jerry Catena (boss of Genovese family), Sam the Plumber DeCavalcante, Teamsters Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano and Jimmy Hoffa, hitman Sal Bruguglio, and many others.
Bruce H. Nagel is the founding partner of Nagel Rice with offices in Manhattan and Roseland, New Jersey, and is widely regarding as one of the leading trial attorneys in the New York metropolitan area. He handles major business disputes, catastrophic injury cases, class action, estate litigation, and medical malpractice. He has represented leading figures in sports, business, entertainment, Fortune 500 companies, and the guy next door. He has obtained over $1 billion in settlements and verdicts. He is a frequent lecturer and commentator on legal issues and his high profile cases have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Show, CNBC, CNN, all major networks, and in print media around the world. In addition to his law practice, he produced an award-winning documentary entitled Boy Scouts Honor which exposed the sexual abuse of Boy Scouts and the cover up by the organization for over seventy years.
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