Obviously we have no absolute way to prove or verify their claims really but based on what I've read and on their demeanor, to me the most reliable rat would have to be Nick "the Crow" Caramandi. He doesn't come across as out for fame or to make a buck and is very "matter of fact".
The most unreliable, exaggerating, embellishing rat IMO in Ron Previte. He comes off as being extremely bitter, taking shots at Merlino and Stanfa at every opportunity and bragging that the amount of money he made was "astronomical", when in fact he was easily bought off by the FBI for 5 grand a month. Now I know 5 grand a month is not chump change but when talking about dollar figures with wiseguys and mobsters and the term "astronomical" is used, 5 grand seems very low, especially when we consider if he would have been caught wearing a wire, in all likelihood he would have been tortured and killed on the spot. It would take a lot more than 5 grand a month for me to risk death and torture, especially if I was already making "astronomical" amounts of money stealing from the casino's as Previte claims. Care to explain that for us Ron?



I have never read "Underboss" yet so I can't really comment on Gravano but from what people on the boards say he has been known to contradict himself and stretch the truth. Sometimes it's the ones you least expect (sarcasm).

What do you guys think? Who are the most reliable and unreliable turncoats?

Thank you for your time.