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| - Teresa was once described as a top Mafia figure, number three man and top money-maker for the New England crime family. He was reportedly acquainted with many of America's top mafiosi during his time in the mob. Teresa was an eight grade drop out. In 1969, Teresa turned government witness after being jailed for a million-dollar stock swindle. He reportedly decided to turn on the mafia after they deserted his family while he was jailed and stole $4,000,000 that he had gained through other crimes. Teresa's testimony led to the indictment or conviction of more than 50 crime figures who put out a $500,000 contract on him. Normally, to be come a 'made' member in the Italian-American mafia, one must first perform a murder at the direction of the mob. Teresa claimed that while he reached the posi
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| - Teresa was once described as a top Mafia figure, number three man and top money-maker for the New England crime family. He was reportedly acquainted with many of America's top mafiosi during his time in the mob. Teresa was an eight grade drop out. In 1969, Teresa turned government witness after being jailed for a million-dollar stock swindle. He reportedly decided to turn on the mafia after they deserted his family while he was jailed and stole $4,000,000 that he had gained through other crimes. Teresa's testimony led to the indictment or conviction of more than 50 crime figures who put out a $500,000 contract on him. Normally, to be come a 'made' member in the Italian-American mafia, one must first perform a murder at the direction of the mob. Teresa claimed that while he reached the position of lieutenant in the Patriarca crime family, this was mainly due to his prowess as a money maker for Raymond Patriarca, and that he never murdered anyone, the government had no evidence to the contrary and he was a very valuable witness, so he was taken at his word. Teresa was once allegedly ordered by Patriarca to murder mob turncoat, Joseph Barboza and used his recently purchased pleasure cruiser yacht to try to carry out the hit at Thatcher Island using high powered rifles, but Teresa and his companion, prolific hitman, Maurice "Pro" Lerner decided to call off the hit once out on the sea close off Thatcher Island. Teresa was also allegedly associated with Meyer Lansky, to whom he claimed he payed a percentage of the profits gained from running gambling junkets from Boston to the Colony Club in London. Whether Teresa ever became an officially inducted member of the Patriarca crime family or remained a high ranking associate has remained unsubstantiated.
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