Pasquale Fuca

Pasquale "Patsy" Fuca (October 22, 1932 - April 15, 1999) was an American mobster in the Lucchese crime family of New York City. He was born and raised in Brooklyn. He is the man that Salvatore "Sal" Boca was based on in the 1971 film, The French Connection . He was married to his wife, Barbara, for 9 years until their divorce in 1962. She later went on to write a book about her experiences being married to a mobster with author Robin Moore. ^[1] He was the owner of a small greasy spoon luncheonette in Brooklyn when the NYPD first started to target him. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} He is the nephew of fellow Lucchese crime family member, Angelo "Little Angie" Tuminaro, who was ranked 49th on Fortune's "50 Biggest Mafia Bosses" list in 1986. ^[8]

References

1. Perry, Brian (May 8, 2013). "A Day With Patsy Fuca: PEOPLE Magazine".
2. "The Heart-Stopping True Story Behind The French Connection". spyscape.com.
3. Valentine, Douglas (February 10, 2004). The Strength of the Wolf: The Secret History of America's War on Drugs. Verso. ISBN   978-1-85984-568-4 – via Google Books.
4. Narcotics, Bureau of (February 10, 2009). Mafia: The Government's Secret File on Organized Crime. Skyhorse Pub. ISBN   978-1-60239-668-5 – via Google Books.
5. "The true story behind 'The French Connection'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. February 1, 2024.
6. "Story Behind 'French Connection'". The New York Times. December 15, 1972 – via NYTimes.com.
7. "The Man Who Stole the French Connection". Gangsters Inc. | www.gangstersinc.org. May 2, 2011.
8. "The 50 Biggest Mafia Bosses" (PDF). 1986rosebowl.com.