Former mob boss William 'Big Billy' D'Elia's storied life includes many characters unknown and those more familiar, like former President Donald Trump.
’The Life We Chose: William ‘Big Billy’ D’Elia and the Last Secrets of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Family’ tells the story of Pennsylvania’s little-known mob power.
D'Elia assumed the leadership of the family when Buffalino died in 1994. He is said to have been so trusted and respected throughout the nation's mob families, that in the 1990's he was asked to take over the Philadelphia crime family to quell the murderous infighting that left bloodstains on the streets of the city of"Brotherly Love." He declined.
"They used to give out these rewards and gifts to timeshare people, and one of the gifts would be a copy of the book, only Billy had to buy the book. He had to buy 5,000 or 10,000 copies of the book which would raise the book up the best-seller charts. Basically, Billy would have had to put up $100,000."
Barry Shapiro corroborated the story to Fox News about Trump flipping a coin to shave off the sales price. Trump has never been charged with any criminal wrongdoing involving his casino dealings and he passed the legal requirements to own and operate Atlantic City casinos, which are regulated by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and its Division of Gaming Enforcement.ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - MAY 8: A sign marks the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino May 8, 2004 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc., which is $1.
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