One thing in the book that I never bought into was Pistone's claim that the Commission put a half-million-dollar price on his head. The Commission doesn't have a standing army to wage war on foes of the Mafia, nor a treasury to finance wars. And, the only thing Mafia Dons have in common is greed, and distrust of each other. I can't imagine why any Don would contribute a dime toward avenging a mistake the Bonnannos made through their own stupidity.
I read a book that some FBI agents wrote that bugged Big Paul and they claim they visited him about the 500k contract on Pistone and he told them they had nothing to worry about and I believe it. There is no way they had that much for him if there was any contract on his head to begin with.
