Author JC Fabio - Organized Crime, Gambling and Professional Athletes

Author JC Fabio comes to the Englewood Public Library to discuss his new book "Ma, Your Son Is Crazy, Do Something!" , a book about organized crime, gambling and professional athletes. This book is quite timely with the recent story that U.S. prosecutors have charged 26 people in an alleged scheme designed to enrich sports gamblers, involving university basketball players.The scheme allegedly involved 39 players, and 17 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's basketball teams attempting to fix or fixing 29 US games, and two Chinese Basketball Association games.

In this gripping 402-page biography and memoir, presented in a classic 6 x 9-inch format, author JC Fabio takes readers deep into the gritty underbelly of New York City, tracing the rise and fall of his cousin “JC", a Yonkers man drawn into a world of La Cosa Nostra, underground casinos, drugs, and deception. From the smoke-filled afterhours clubs of the Bronx to the backrooms of organized crime, JC’s journey is both mesmerizing and tragic—a cautionary tale of what happens when fast money and temptation win over conscience and faith.
But this isn’t just "JC’s" story. It’s also Fabio’s. Through vivid contrast, the author juxtaposes his own path of education, faith, and perseverance against his cousin’s descent into chaos. Each chapter reveals not only the devastating cost of bad choices but also the quiet triumphs that come from discipline, humility, and grace.
Readers are pulled into a world few have seen firsthand—a dangerous, seductive New York filled with pimps, gamblers, dealers, and dreamers. Along the way, familiar names emerge—Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Former NY Attorney General and NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, comedian Rodney Dangerfield, songwriter Chip Taylor, film producer Robert Celestino, and Messianic Rabbi and New York Times Best Seller, Jonathan Cahn—each playing a surprising role in this true-life drama.
Fabio’s storytelling blends sophistication and streetwise honesty, turning outrageous real events into profound life lessons. With cinematic pacing and heartfelt reflection, he transforms a tale of vice and virtue into an unforgettable meditation on family, faith, and the power of choice.
If you love memoirs that read like crime thrillers, or true stories that reveal the hidden soul of a city, this book delivers from the first page to the last.

JC Fabio is an author based in New York. His work delves into gritty themes like true crime, gambling addiction, faith, and spirituality, offering a raw and honest perspective.

Copies will be available for purchase at the event for $25 (cash). Mr. Fabio will sign the book for you after the program.

For those looking to familiarize themselves before the event in order to ask additional questions, they can purchase the hardcover on Amazon for 24.99, or get the paperback on for 16.99.

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