# Pesos: The Rise and Fall of a Border Family - Hardcover

by **Pietro La Greca** (Author), **Rebecca Paley** (With)

**A true multigenerational story of how one family had and lost it all along the US-Mexican border.**

Pietro La Greca Sr. was an intimidating Napolitano con man dubbed "Mexico's real-life Don Corleone." He ran Mexico's biggest money-laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country's history. His was a world of fast cars, mansions on the water, and VIP treatment at Las Vegas casinos. His exploitation of Mexico's financial free fall made him a wealthy man. But while he was running his criminal empire, his son, Pietro Jr., a.k.a. Picho, was learning his father's tricks--if only to bring the man down.

An epic tale of greed, high-finance scams, drug cartels, and brazen corruption by the rich and powerful on both sides of the border, _Pesos_ is as personal as it is lavish and fantastical. At its heart is Pietro La Greca Jr., who reveals a decades-long family struggle over the boundaries of loyalty, betrayal, and love, and his soul-crushing quest to free himself from the sins of his father.

**Number of Pages:** 239

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** November 01, 2022

## Details

- **Price:** 24.95 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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