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...press conference last November 11, the White House press corps brought Carter to task for his obvious lack of candor at the earlier press conference. Asked why he had neglected to mention his July 25 meeting with Bell, the president tried to weasel...

Author: By Alexandra D. Korry, | Title: ". . . And Nothing but the Truth"? | 2/27/1978 | See Source »

...Mafia's Weasel is now the FBI's most valuable informant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Nabbing the .22-Cal. Killers | 2/20/1978 | See Source »

...Government's case will rest largely on the testimony of Jimmy ("the Weasel") Fratianno, 67, once the Mafia's No. 2 man in California and a well-traveled hit man himself. He began helping the FBI in return for protection after a falling out with his former gangland friends. Fratianno is believed by police to have committed up to 16 murders on the West Coast and helped plan others in New York and Ohio. Says one FBI official in Washington: "Fratianno knows what he's talking about. In many of those cases he was right there when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Nabbing the .22-Cal. Killers | 2/20/1978 | See Source »

...twelve-day run was virtually a sellout, but not all eyes were on Frankie and Dean. A few were on the audience, which included top Mafiosi from New York and other parts of the country. Among them were Jimmy ("the Weasel") Fratianno of San Francisco, Mike Rizzitello of Los Angeles, Tony Spilotro of Las Vegas, Russell Bufalino of Scran ton, Pa., and several associates of Philadelphia Boss Angelo Bruno...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Mixing Business and Pleasure | 5/30/1977 | See Source »

...Orleans Mafia Boss Carlos Marcello has doubled his force of bodyguards and shipped his family to a safe haven out of state. New York Don Aniello Dellacroce confuses his enemies by sometimes having a look-alike impersonate him in public. James ("the Weasel") Fratianno, a high-level mobster in San Francisco, rarely goes anywhere without two hulking companions. Other Mafia chieftains start their cars by remote control just in case bombs are wired to the ignitions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: THE MAFIA Big, Bad and Booming | 5/16/1977 | See Source »

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