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8/14/2019 Operation G-Sting by Steven Donnini
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Operation
G-Sting.
By Steven Donnini
Copyright 2009
Steven Donnini
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What does it take to have expose corruption in government
to the level of Operation G-Sting?
1. Willing Public Officials.
2. Benefactors.
3. Co-operative Law Enforcement
4. A Middle Man.
The true story of The G-Sting Operation in Las Vegas spans
5 years and begins in San Diego, CA. The story has been
changed to compress it into a 2 hour movie. The names have
been changed to protect the innocent. However most of the
events are based on count records, news reports and other
media accounts of who did what in the story.
The players are fictionalized.
The Players
Anthony Bresha T-Man
Eva Valdiz Spanish Fly
Ed Vendetti AKA Big ED
Little Albert Vendetti
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Benny Borghese AKA The Book
Jim Rodeski AKA The Fixer
Rocco Potenza AKA Squire
The Story of the G-Sting
When Anthony Bresha a competitive body builder, joined the
ranks of the FBI he had no idea his first case assignment
was going to be as an undercover strip club bouncer. It
would lead him to the center of a US Government political
corruption investigation in San Diego and Las Vegas.
In Anthonys world you follow the finger pointing to local
law enforcement to public officials to State Legislators to
the most powerful gangsters in the strip club business.
The Money trail is paved with the blood of anyone who gets
in the way. For Anthony it became a 5 year odyssey into the
underworld of the Las Vegas sex market. Never knowing when
the finger would point in his direction. A snitch is the
lowest life form on the streets of Vegas. Everyone with
something to loose is watching the next guy, wondering if
hes a player looking for a taste of the cash or a
government snitch. Getting your hands dirty is an everyday
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thing for Anthony. No request from the club boss Ed
Vendetti is questioned. From shoving a unruly patron into
a garbage dumpster to breaking a few bones of a guy who
doesnt pay a gambling debt, its all in a days work.
Clearly some people deserve what they get. But then
theres the working girls who are pay for the privilege of
working in the clubs and can forfeit their looks or lives
if they get out of line. For them it can be a savage
lifestyle of debauchery and humiliation. Although highly
lucrative.
When Anthony falls for a young Spanish dancer named Eva,
his carefully created persona is fractured. His
professional code of ethics as an FBI Agent begins to
shatter. It is not uncommon for Dancers to have an Old
Man who carries their bags to work and watches out for
them after hours. But for Evas best interest she cant
know about what Anthony is really doing. He can protect
her but their relationship must be covert. For Eva being a
secret lover has its own exciting rewards.
Ed Vendetti and his son Little Albert, are the biggest
players in the business. Some attribute them to developing
the biggest strip club chain on the west coast. With over
22 clubs that average 50 million dollars a year in profit.
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They are always on the radar of City Police and County
Sheriffs Departments. Violations of codes are common. As
well as complaints for citizens who live in the area where
they are located. But to Vendetti, these things and law
enforcement cooperation is part of the business expenses.
But there is always two sets of books. One for the Tax
collectors and one for the accountant Benny Borghese. Benny
has all the real numbers in his head and in a black note
book he carries around. No computers for anyone to hack
into. Just an old school note book with a simple code for
where the money is going and a number.
As the investigation moves forward Anthony moves closer to
the big players who he must get their trust. When the proof
of loyalty is the murder of a rival club owner and his
wife, the FBI have to step in to create a mini drama that
is believable for Ed Vendetti and the Club Bosses. Anthony
must produce a male penis and photographs as proof of a job
well done. It is supplied by a battered unrecognizable
John Doe who was hit by a car and died at a Las Vegas
Hospital. The woman another stiff from Clark County who
was decapitated while riding a ATV through a back country
path. The photos were gruesome, just what Anthony needed.
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The intended victims are taken to a secure location until
they need to appear in court.
The severed penis is presented to the Ed Vendetti on a
silver platter at a birthday celebration for his son
Little Albert at one of the Vegas clubs. All the players
were there to see that Anthony was no one to trifle with.
It was a big hit with the Club Managers as well. And a
thinly veiled warning that there are consequences for those
who are disagreeable. Anthony was quickly moved into the
inner circle, bringinghim closer to the money man, JimRodeski. The most powerful political handler in Nevada. A
ruthless Public Affairs expert who was behind the failed
Yucca Mountain nuclear waste fiasco. The famed Public
Relations campaign to push forward a proposal to collect
billion of dollars from the Nuclear Power producers for
taking there nuclear waste off their hands. And drop it
down a mine shaft in Yucca Mountain. But all the TV
commercials in the world didnt convince the 97% of people
in Nevada that it was a good idea. However, it did put Jim
Rodeski center stage of all the payouts and deal making in
Las Vegas. Now every public official who was looking for a
payday knew who to talk to. After all they didnt want to
talk directly to Ed Vendetti. Jim Rodeski was in the
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drivers seat. In fact, when a young stripper is found dead
in his home gym, the press quietly gives him a pass. Then
it is discovered that she is an under aged sex worker. She
is swiped under the dessert sand. Her real name is never
used on the accidental cause death certificate. A drug
over dose of unknown origin for a girl from nowhere.
Anthony is building the case like a Rub Goldberg sculpture.
Here one thing leeds to another pointing the way to the
next person in the scheme. Only luck and carelessness can
explain when Ed Vendettis accountant forgets his personal
notebook in a Denneys restaurant after eating breakfast
one morning. The manager calls Anthony, the first name A,
in the book to inform him to come pick it up. When Anthony
goes through the book he realizes that there is a wealth of
notes about payoffs to law enforcement, political officials
and the like. Its a blue print to a huge corruption
scheme that reaches all the way from the strip clubs to the
Governors office. Information that would get the
accountant killed if anyone knew it was missing. When he
called the Denneys to recover it, the Manager told him
that he didnt see it. Someone must have picked it up. The
accountant was so frightened he didnt say a word to
anyone, least of all Ed Vendetti.
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Anthony becomes the The Man a treacherous but highly
trusted position. Every week he delivers thousands of
dollars to Rodeskis PR office. Each package has a note
from Benny with instructions on who the money is for.
Take this to the fucking greedy Polock. I hate giving
him this much. What a pig.
Now, Anthony has the money trail to Rodeski with Benny
pointing the way. But he needs the next leg of its trip to
the Police and Public Officials. That opportunity will may
have to wait for some time. What the FBI is working toward
is a RICO case that would involve Ed Vendetti, Albert
Vendetti, The club Managers and Rodeaski. The others are
harder to tag with that because they can claim that they
received the money for Political Campaigns or the Police
Benevolent Fund. There are many ways to hide bribes. It all
about the substantiation of facts, the Sheriff and Police
Commissioner have strait forward payola cases with the
right evidence.
Anthony would have to turn Benny somehow. And Rodeski
would have to roll on everyone he is funneling money to in
return for favors. The first step is for Anthony to find a
way to convince Benny he needs to talk to the FBI Agents
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and explain all the entries in his note book. The truth is
all the details are in his head. He is amazing in that he
can remember the dates, times, amounts and who of every
entry in his note book. They dont call him Numbers for
no good reason. Anthony thinks he must be some kind of
savant. Or a brilliant liar. That could be a serious
problem for the government. Theres more than two ways to
get him to talk. The first is to hold his hands over a hot
gas burner until he starts talking. But, that looks bad in
court. Judges and Juries understand that when someone is
tortured, they will say anything. It may not be the truth.
The other way is to become his friend and trusted
collaborator. This takes more time and skill. Anthony knows
that this technique will produce results that can make
believable testimony in court. It worked in Iraqi when he
was in Military Intelligence Officer. Gain their trust and
they will talk. Any testimony acquired in a heavy handed
manner will be thrown out, especially when it involves
public officials who are well represented. So, when the
prosecution points the finger, they better have proof.
Bottom line is, all lawyers know that they must prove up
the charges with reliable evidence.
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The Strip Clubs Criminal Defense Attorney Rocco Potenza is
a well known lawyer in Las Vegas. He made his bones by
defending the Mayor from Corruption charges a few years
ago. Rocco sees himself as a F.Lee Baiely of the west. He
dresses in a western costume of Sheplers finest hats, buck
skin jacket and custom made Tony Lama rattle snake boots.
Like Lee he too was caught taking million dollars from a
drug dealer as a retainer for services. However, the court
disagreed and demanded the money be handed over to the
court. So, Rocco spent 6 months in the county jail for
contempt of court where he made new friends and future
clients. For him it was like going to a defendant
convention.
Rocco knows his way around the police department and court
house. He gets a heads up when the Judges is going to be
late and if they are in a bad mood. Even the court
reporters, leak to him about what is happening in chambers.
Rocco can expedite a new drivers license without a test,
same day service.
The Sheriffs Department has four elected Officers. Hamb,
Morton, Youngblood and an American Indian named Bobby White
Killer. They are all corrupt but Youngblood who everyone
has been trying to blame for having sex with a hotel maid
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during a PGA convention. The maid pointed the finger at
Youngblood but the DNA didnt match him. The damage was
done. He cant open his mouth without drawing attention to
the alleged rape incident. So, he has a job but cant do
anything. Yet he still refuses the dirty money.
Then Las Vegas Sun News Paper Investigator Reporter Daniel
Napper turns in a article about county commissioner Diane
Hernandez. She was living beyond her means. A closet of
expensive shoes totaling over $400,000.00, a $560,000.00
country club home, 2 new BMWs and a jewelry collection
worth over 1/2 million dollars. She explained her new found
wealth as a result of an inheritance from a wealthy father
in Texas who had died and left everything to her. The only
thing is that her dad is a living dirt farmer in Matamoras,
Mexico. Napper has been following the goings on in the
Strip Club Mafia for sometime. He has seen it grow to
freighting proportions in the last few years. In articals
He calls it The Strips Morbid Obesity.
Vendetti is getting too much unwanted attention these day
and he wants the Ragman put to sleep. Naturally he turns
to Anthony to solve the problem. But this time he wants
his head on a platter. Anthony cant say no without
causing suspicions. So, he gets more help from the FBI.
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They plan to kidnap Napper on his way home from work. A
parking lot next to the Las Vegas Sun is the pick-up point.
They surround him and take him to a hotel room where they
explain that he is about to be killed by the Vendettis hit
man. What they need from him is to fake his death until
the RICO case is presented to the court. There he can
testify and go home under government protection. Anthony
has a plan that will satisfy Vendetti without actually
seeing the head of Napper. He stages a hit in front of the
Las Vegas Sun building. Here the newly installed
surveillance cameras will show the killing. Then they will
be released to the press for all to see. It is made to
look like a robbery gone wrong. So, Anthony is not
involved. It looks like some gang banger killed him for a
few bucks before Anthony could do The thing. Vendetti and
Rodeski are pleased that he is finally out of the picture.
One less thing to worry about. They can point at the
street gangsters and boost at their support for the police.
The fact that no one could identify the killer didnt
change the outcry for more political support for the death
penalty.
The payoff for working with Benny The Book comes when
Benny makes another mistake. He forgets an entry. Benny
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has never forgotten anything before. That is before
leaving the note book at Dennys. Theres something wrong
with Benny. Anthony takes him to a Doctor to check things
out. After an MRI they discover an 80% blockage in his
carotid artery causing memory problems for him. If this
gets back to Vendetti its all over. Another unmarked grave
in the desert. The good thing is that the Bennys entry
mistake is undetectable. The surgery is simple and
effective and Benny is back to work. Benny a very
supperstious man, this is a wake-up call. A near death
experience which could have gone the other way. Thanks to
Anthony he is going to survive. He has an epiphany of
sorts. Whats it all about Anthony? I have been a
catering to slime ball most of my life. Like the drunken
driver who blacks out and drives off the road into the
desert, rolls over, flies out the window and misses
everything that could have killed him. Anthony, Maybe its
time to change your life then. As they talk Benny admits
to all the bribery and payola. He remembers every detail.
All night long he purges the dirty deeds that follow him.
Killings included. Anthony has caught it all on tape.
Everything. Enough to build a complete RICO case. But
Benny will need to take the stand in court and repeat it
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all. Here Benny will point his finger at everyone including
the Governor of Nevada.
Then the FBI confronts Rodeski and Vendetti with the RICO
case. They quickly hide behind Rocco. They turn on each
other, blaming Rodeski for handing out the bribes. Rodeski
blaming the Vendettis for threatening him if he didnt do
what he was told. In return Vendetti points the finger at
Rodeski for extorting millions for protection from the law.
In the end theres a long trial where things get so
convoluted that the Judge asks the prosecution for separate
trials for Ed Vendetti, Big Albert Vendetti, Jim Rodeski.
The others will face justice for taking a bribe by a public
official.
Napper later asked Anthony in an interview, Anthony tell
me, did the FBI recruit you or have you been an agent all
along? Anthony answered, "Can't say I remember one way or
another. Thats all I can say about that."
There were enough convictions to satisfy some of the people
in Las Vegas, but most swiftly grew sick of the story. They
couldnt tell the good guys from the bad. After all Las
Vegas has always had this kind of ugly stuff coming up
about every 10 years or so. Mobsters, drugs, prostitution,
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murder, crazy billionaires and weird weddings. If Benny
hadnt forgotten his note book at Dennys that morning
things might be different in Las Vegas today.
In the end, everyone got their fingers burned.