Hoodlum Lawyer: The Untold Story of Joseph Imburgio Bulger, the Secret Leader of the Chicago Outfit

Hoodlum Lawyer is the term that the FBI used to refer to Joseph Imburgio Bulger, the author's grandfather. Bulger led a mysterious, dangerous life. He lived a double life for 27 years, with one family in Chicago and another in Miami.He was a self-made millionaire at the age of 32, however, his fortune was never accounted for. He owned a hacienda in Cuba and a fleet of airplanes. He died, we think, December 2, 1966, when one of his identical Aero Commander airplanes crashed in a sleet storm into the side of a mountain in Spring City, Tennessee. Some believe to this day that he somehow staged the crash and disappeared to South America before on of the many illusions and capers he was involved in blew up.The author describes what it was like to grow up in this bittersweet environment; the impact on his family, and the shocking revelations he discovered in his research. Conspiracies, contacts with the Pope, LBJ, H.L. Hunt and the CIA were uncovered. The chapter about the author's bizarre trip to the crash site in Tennessee is re-told in vivid detail.This book will shock the reader.