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Part 8: Gene Borrello on Rikers: I Got Jumped a Few Times, Teeth Chipped, I Went Through It
Part 6: Gene Borrello on Doing 150 Robberies, Hit a Jewelry Store for $1 Million
Part 1: Gene Borrello on His Father Shooting a Man for Telling Him He Was Good Looking
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Gene Borrello delved into the heated dynamics between the American Mafia and the Sicilian Mafia, along with sharing some shocking incidents from his tumultuous past. Borrello revealed that he often found himself in violent situations, including a harrowing robbery attempt on a Genovese family capo, which led to a chaotic shootout with the victim's wife. Reflecting on the differences between the American and Sicilian mobs, Borrello painted a stark contrast in operations. He described Sicilians as notorious for their ruthless tactics like bombing bridges to eliminate a target. Highlighting the independent nature of American Cosa Nostra, Borrello clarified that the Sicilian Mafia had no financial influence over them, reflecting the autonomy and disdain prevalent among the American mobsters toward their Sicilian counterparts.
