Gangsters and Goodfellas: Wiseguys, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run

"In 1980, my life as a stand-up gangster, a goodfella, came to an end when I entered the Federal Witness Protection Program. I was Witness Number 4427. My wiseguy days were over. I traded in my Brioni and Armani suits for t-shirts and jeans. I became a normal citizen. I became Joe Schmoe. The first place they relocated us to was Omaha, Nebraska. It was a pretty safe bet there weren't a lot of wiseguys in Omaha, but there were a lot of cows - feeding pen after feeding pen after feeding pen. They raise them in Omaha and send them up to Chicago to get whacked. My whole family was miserable. I didn't know how to write a check or read the phone book. Stand on line at the grocery store? Me?"Henry Hill is the author of 'Gangsters and Goodfellas: Wiseguys, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run', published 2004 under ISBN 9781590770290 and ISBN 1590770293.