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Balls: The Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster cover art

Balls: The Life of Eddie Trascher, Gentleman Gangster

By: Scott M. Deitche, Ken Sanz
Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
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Summary

Eddie Trascher was a gentleman gangster, but he never wanted to be part of the mob. For 50 years, from the pre-Castro Havana casinos to Los Angeles, Trascher stole from mob-owned casinos, scammed gangsters, and was one of the top bookies in the country. He capped his career as a confidential informant for Florida law enforcement and was the source for getting inside the Trafficante Mafia family.

Balls is written by Scott Dietche and Ken Sanz. Sanz is a former Florida Department of Law enforcement special agent, and was Eddie's handler and friend for over 20 years.
©2009 Ken Sanz and Edward J. Trascher, first Skyhorse Publishing edition 2015 (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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so bad

awful, terrible, im suprised he lasted 5 mins, skimming and constantly getting caught and sacked by many mob guys, far too much stupid low level theiving , ridiculas get rich con artist scams, many failing and done with idiot cohorts...

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Ok book about a scam artist

I mean - it was ok. That’s about it. Maybe of interest to people who knew him maybe?

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