djvlad | Joe Barone on Dad Being a Hairdresser & Genovese Hitman, Dad Involved in French Connection (Part 1) @vladtv | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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Joe Barone, former Mafia associate and one of the longest-serving FBI informants in Mafia history, delves into his family's complex criminal legacy. Growing up a "legacy wise guy," Barone offers intriguing insights into a life shadowed by the underworld. His father, a Genovese family soldier and hitman, led a double life as a hairdresser. Unbeknownst to Barone as a child, his father's nocturnal activities included hijacking trucks and bookkeeping with other mobsters. One of the most striking elements of the interview is Barone's revelation about his father's involvement in the infamous French Connection, an operation smuggling heroin into the U.S. Despite being arrested with a trunk full of heroin, his father served only five years due to the untimely death of a potential witness. Joe’s narrative extends to his mother’s side, recounting ties to Al Capone’s Chicago Outfit, illustrating a vivid picture of a bygone era ruled by organized crime.