About the Author

Jerry Capeci has been covering the organized crime beat in New York City since 1975. As a crime reporter for the "New York Post" and later the "New York Daily News," he has personally received death threats, one from a member of the late John Gotti's crew. He is currently the director of public relations at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. His "Gangland" column also appears weekly in the "New York Sun," a daily newspaper.