29Jun/110
Secret Mafia Files Sold At Auction In Midtown
A notebook containing mug shots, criminal associates and favorite hangouts of more than 800 Mafia members was auctioned in Midtown on Wednesday.
The infamous three-ring binder, which was found in the back seat of a yellow cab nearly 20 years ago, sold for $10,980 at Bonhams Saleroom New York.
The binder, which was compiled between 1957 to 1962 by the agency that predated the Drug Enforcement Administration, includes files on notorious mobsters such as Carlo Gambino and Salvatore "Lucky" Luciano.
It is believed about 50 copies of the file were originally printed and collectors say many of them were probably destroyed.
Source: manhattan.ny1.com