By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
You can’t expect everyone to love ya when you snitch for the FBI on your mobster dad and then write a book about it.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Borders books in the Chicago area canceled two book signings slated for this week for ex-Chicago mobster Frank Calabrese Jr., who helped put away his father Frank Calabrese Sr. and then co-authored a book called: “Operation Family Secrets: How a Mobster’s Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago’s Murderous Crime Family.”
Apparently, the book store received anonymous threats saying there would be violence if Calabrese did the book signings, the Chicago Tribune reported.
“We can confirm that our Oak Brook store received a voice mail threatening violence should Mr. Calabrese’s scheduled book signings take place,” Mary Davis, spokeswoman for Borders, told the Tribune. “Given the controversial nature of the content of the book, we viewed this as a legitimate threat.”
Oak Brook, Ill. police Chief Thomas Sheahan told the Trib that a male caller disguised his voice and said: “No rats can sign books here.”
“We take any threats seriously,” Sheahan said. “This is an ongoing investigation, and we’ll take appropriate action.”
