Mar 4, 2008

Somebody From The Bronx Should Run The FDA

True story. Early morning, January 2, 1972. Fifty-four safe deposit boxes containing over $4 million in jewels, cash and negotiable securities(real money back then), were cracked by six gentlemen who handcuffed 18 employees of the posh Hotel Pierre in Manhattan. No rough stuff involved as per plan. Leaving in a nice Cutlass Supreme and a black Fleetwood limo and honoring all traffic laws and stop signs, they proceeded up Central Park, off at 92nd st., left on Madison and right on 96th st. facing east. The hot cars were to be left on 96th facing east and the switch would enable them to quietly continue east and on home to the Bronx. But the switchoff cars were erroneously facing west on the north side of 96th. This meant two attention grabbing U turns before the trip to the Bronx could continue. As it happened, no one noticed and the score was not affected in any way. Of the four individuals responsible for placing the switchoff vehicles, all from the same Bronx famiglia, only two have ever been found, both in Crotona Park in the Bronx, shot several times in head and chest. Some people countenance screwups and some don't. Von Eschenbach at the FDA does.

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