THE SNAKE was a rat!
Mob boss Carmine “The Snake” Persico was a “top echelon informant” for the feds, shocking new court papers allege.
Street-smart Persico headed the infamous Colombo crime family from 1973 until his death in 2019 — and presided over New York City’s last major gang war as Colombo factions battled from 1991 to 1993.
But according to a 1971 Justice Department document that’s just now seen the light of day, the ruthless Mafia thug was also a turncoat!
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