Mob Cop: My Life of Crime in the Chicago Police Department

Fred Pascente · Sam Reaves

June 2015 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Johnny Heller

About this audiobook

Former Chicago police officer and Outfit associate Fred Pascente is the man who links Tony Spilotro, one of Chicago's most notorious mob figures, to William Hanhardt, chief of detectives in the Chicago Police Department. Pascente and Spilotro grew up together on Chicago's Near West Side, and as young toughs they were rousted and shaken down by Hanhardt. While Spilotro became the youngest made man in Chicago Outfit history, Pascente joined the police department. Soon taken under Hanhardt's wing because of his connections, Pascente served as Hanhardt's fixer and bagman in the department for more than a decade. At the same time, Pascente remained close to Spilotro, making frequent trips to Las Vegas to party with his old friend while helping to rob the casinos blind. Mob Cop details the decline of traditional organized crime in the United States and reveals new information about the inner workings of the Outfit. Fred Pascente's position as an insider on both the criminal and law enforcement fronts makes this story a matchless tell-all.

Ratings and reviews

one of the best books ever

About the author

Fred Pascente worked as a Chicago police officer for twenty-six years. He had close ties to the Mafia and was a friend and confidant of mobster Tony Spilotro.

Sam Reaves is the author of several books, including Mean Town Blues, Fear Will Do It, and Homicide 69. He has served as president of the Midwest chapter of the Mystery Writers of America. Sam lives in Illinois.

Johnny Heller, a Golden Voice Lifetime Achievement Award winner, has recorded over 800 audiobooks spanning every genre. He is a four-time Audie Award winner, an AudioFile Best Voice, and the winner of over thirty Earphones Awards. AudioFile magazine named him one of the top fifty voices of the twentieth century.