Sinatra a bagman for Mafia, book says

[kskiska]

Los Angeles: Frank Sinatra once served as a Mafia courier and narrowly escaped arrest with a briefcase containing $US3.5 million in cash, entertainer Jerry Lewis told authors of a new book, extracts of which have been published in Vanity Fair.

The anecdote attributed to Lewis is one of several accounts linking the legendary singer to organised crime in the biography Sinatra: The Life, by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan and due to be released on May 16 by Alfred A. Knopf.

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"He volunteered to be a messenger for them," Lewis is quoted as telling the authors. "And he almost got caught once … in New York."

Lewis is quoted as saying Sinatra was going through Customs with a briefcase containing the money and that Customs officials opened the case. But due to crowds jostling for a glimpse of the star, officials aborted their search. Otherwise, Lewis said, "We would never have heard of him again."

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[demnan]

1. Everybody knows this

Sinatra was helped professionally by the mafia too.

[BornaDem]

17. Yes, VERY old news. n/t

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[KittyWampus]

3. Good Bye!

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[wicket]

9. "suck cock whore"

Is this what passes for debate in freeperville? :eyes:

[Jo March]

20. Cock! Balls!

Ha! That reminded me of Old School.

[wicket]

22. LOL!!!!

:D

[Toby109]

4. Subtle

[wicket]

6. Fuck you too!

"Democrats are "bagmen" for baby killers!"
Posted by Patricia Heaton
:puke:

Fuck you Democrat/Nazis!

Fuck Liberals


Don't let the door hit you in the ass. :nopity:

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[wicket]

That's LIBERAL to you

:nopity:

[Jo March]

19. But wicket, I thougt Patricia's posts were well thought out

As a matter of fact, I can see the error of my ways now. It's all so clear to me!

:sarcasm:

What is so sad is that this person actually thinks we care.

:yawn:

[meegbear]

7. SIEG HAIL!

Nah nah nah. Nah nah nah. Hey hey hey. Goodbye.

[Montauk6]

10. Oh yeah? Well, YOU'RE no Marsha Mason!

:+

[democracyindanger]

11. Remember, when you reply to trolls

it means the mod trying to kick 'em out is delayed.

[KittyWampus]

14. But Why On A Sinatra Thread?

Heck, if I was really pathetic enough to bother going down in flames... I'd find a much more prominent/attractive thread to do it in.

[democracyindanger]

16. Who knows? And why pick some lame-ass

dinner theater-level Republican like Heaton?

I kinda suspect that it's actually a DU prankster that thinks he's being funnier than he actually is. But either way, replying to a troll makes it technically hard for mods to delete their accounts.

[dbt]

15. True!

Use the Alert button. And if you must reply, welcome them to DU! I believe this one lasted all of seven minutes.

:evilgrin:

[LostinVA]

12. Does Raymond kiss you with that mouth?

*yawn* Like shooting fish in a barrell... go back to messing with your Playstation.

[CBGLuthier]

13. Wow, I think "she" got to 8 posts

Is that a new low number for disruptors?

[Jo March]

21. He/she is back as

patricia heaton2. I've alerted (again) but the roach keeps crawling back.

Some sort of sick fascination with Patricia Heaton that I don't understand.

[Voltaire99]

18. Who's surprised?

With all we know about Ol' Blue Eyes, I think the only mildly surprising thing is that Lewis talked.

And I hope he keeps talking. We're still looking for Jimmy Hoffa, Jerry. ;-)

[Balbus]

23. the character Johnny Fontaine

in the movie "The Godfather" was based on Sinatra and his similar ties to the mafia.