Joseph CariffeJoseph Cariffe is a writer and radio broadcasting executive. He grew up in the shadow of La Cosa Nostra in Newburgh, New York, and his early years were heavily influenced by his Italian American heritage and organized crime. He served in the U.S. miltary as a military police officer and held sworn positions with the FBI and San Francisco Police Department. He divides his time between the San Francisco Bay Area and the pine forests of North Carolina, where he resides with his family. Read More Read Less