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CODE NAME RICHARD

NCJ Number
16417
Author(s)
R BERDIN
Editor(s)
R SEAVER, J SEAVER
Date Published
1974
Length
309 pages
Annotation
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE 'CONTROL MAN' WHO BROKE THE 'FRENCH CONNECTION' WITH HIS TESTIMONY.
Abstract
MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD, THE EVENTS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT CHANNELED HIM TOWARD A LIFE OF CRIME, AND THE DETAILED OPERAIONS HE PERFORMED AS A DRUG TRAFFICKER ARE TREATED BY THE AUTHOR OF THIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. HIS PERCEPTION OF HIS MOTIVES FOR BECOMING INVOLVED IN CRIME AND THE DRUG TRADE ARE INTERLACED WITH HIS DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS. HIS FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS AT HIS REALIZATION THAT HE WAS UNDER SURVEILLANCE AND IN DANGER OF BEING ARRESTED ARE EXPRESSED, AND HE WRITES ABOUT HIS DECISION TO COOPERATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN DEVELOPING EVIDENCE AGAINST PRINCIPAL FIGURES IN THE OPERATION. HIS EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS IN THE COURSE OF THE TRIAL ARE INCLUDED. THE BOOK CONCLUDES WITH HIS RELEASE FROM CUSTODY AND AN EXPRESSION OF HIS FEARS AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE.