The Mob and Me: Arlene Violet at the Cathedral

The Mob and Me: Arlene Violet at the Cathedral

What does Providence's Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul have to do with the Mob? Plenty, says Arlene Violet.

The former Attorney General's just-released book with former US Marshal John Partington, The Mob and Me: Wiseguys and the Witness Protection Program, details the fascinating story of the development of the program that allowed mid-level criminals to survive and be used in prosecutions of high-level crime bosses. The first-person narrative from Partington's perspective covers ground from Atwells Avenue to a convent in Cumberland, and Violet took time between book signings to tour the famous (and infamous) locations and share some stories.

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Here, Violet explains the role this church, and the Church, played in the story. To hear her stories from Federal Hill, go here.