Author's dogged research uncovers never-before-seen details of a secret collaboration between the U.S. government and the Mafia
Ocean Beach author Matthew Black has uncovered new information regarding a Mafia and U.S. Navy partnership during World War II.
“I found all sorts of previously undisclosed information about Lt. Commander Charles Haffenden’s secret civilian agents who were part of his Ferret Squad,” Black said. “Declassified FBI files also led to a number of revelations about Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano that come out towards the end of the book. They were all discovered by good, old-fashioned and painstaking research, reminding me of a line I live by — the devil’s in the details.
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