![]() Spectators filling the endless sections of purple seats pay little attention to the man in the light gray referee shirt and dark blue pants standing at midcourt near the gaudy Suns logo, a big painted orange basketball blazing amid streaks of yellow and amber. system is thumping out rock beats and blaring the usual pre-game NBA promotional announcements at the America West Arena in Phoenix. As he meticulously gathered evidence against the mob, Delaney says he lost sight of who he was, living in constant fear that one false move could cost him his life.Ĭhapter 1 This excerpt contains language that some readers may find offensive. Delaney grew out his hair and spent time at lounges frequented by the mob.Įventually he gained their trust, listening to his new "friends" brag about their murderous exploits. #SHADD DETECTIVE AGENCY HOW TO#He eagerly agreed to the assignment because he had spent his childhood among Italians in a New York neighborhood, was familiar with their culture and knew how to fit in. He chronicles his time in the mob - and his subsequent career as an NBA referee - in Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob.ĭelaney was a rookie cop when he joined Project Alpha - a joint operation between the New Jersey State Police and the FBI to break up the Italian mafia's control of the New Jersey waterfront. Nearly 30 years after he infiltrated the mob, Bob Delaney still stays vigilant - on the country's biggest basketball courts.įor three years starting in 1975, Delaney spent his days as "Bobby Covert," the president of Alamo Trucking, a fake business used by law enforcement to catch criminals. NBA referee Bob Delaney and former Chicago Bulls player Michael Jordan in an undated photo. ![]()
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