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Hello, I am Michael Craft Sr. (bigmikecraft) and this is my story. You can listen to me at www.youtube.com/bigmikecraft">www.youtube.com/bigmikecraft or see me at www.myspace.com/bigmikecraft  and you can read the Toronto Star for Jan. 3rd., 2008 at www.torontostar.com/ca">www.torontostar.com/ca under the caption-"Mobster Confesses to The Hit on Trudeau!" NOW, I WILL TELL THE STORY OF THE HIT CONTRACTS ON PIERRE TRUDEAU OF CANADA AND FIDEL CASTRO OF CUBA PLUS THE UNIMAGINABLE HIT CONTRACT, TAKEN OUT BY MEYER LANSKY ON EX PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES RICHARD M. NIXON, WHICH BIGMIKECRAFT STOPPED. READ & LEARN THE LIFE & TIMES OF BIGMIKECRAFT------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------It was August 1968 and my new partner Ralph Carpenter (Capone) was taking me to the Track. I was to meet a few friends of his who were in town. I was only 20 years old but already had guys older than me fronting for corporations for me. I met a few guys from around the country and Doc Farone introduced me to others. The one person that was to change my life was Ralph Capone (Al Capones brother). He was still liked by many people as the harmless brother of "Al". But, he knew everyone. Even though I wound up with Meyer Lansky, as did my father, It was bottles Capone who introduced me to the one man that would save my life many times until the late 80's. His friend Tony Brown in Chicago. That name will come up in the story later on. I had a good day betting and went out for a few drinks. I liked Saratoga because my father had always brought me to the track and to the Harness Track at night. My dad and Earnie Morris were best friends so even though they didn't let little kids in back then, I was treated like a prince! My father was The Honorable William A. Craft of the N.Y.State Supreme Court (he was an official court reporter, the chief clerk at trials, and more important, The Bag Man). My Dad could fix any bench trial in all the counties in the state, and he did some for Meyer Lansky and Friends. In fact when Meyer went to Saratoga County jail in 1953, it was my fathers future partner who fixed the sentance of 90 days for operating all gambling in the Northeast and all the Casino's plus state income tax evasion. That was some short sentance! My father would grow apart in my later years after high school and I will always love him and humbly ask his spirit to forgive me for growing apart. My son and I are not together now and I miss him. I love him and also am sorry, I did my best. Back to the Lansky Group!------------------------ ------------------------------ ------- I was still going to College when I met Doc Farone. I will always remember I had to pretend not to know him when my child hood friend Louie Razz took me to Saratoga to see a bar he wanted to buy. I was the younger by 3 years. Doc had been Arnold Rothsteins partner in the Molsen beer during the 20's and also Joe Kennedy's during the same era. When Prihibition was over he went with Meyer Lansky and Charlie Lucky. He helped operate the Casino's and had the Legal Molsen Beer but still bootleged until 1960. He just bootlegged into Canada due to the high prices in that country. He was in partnership with Molsen bringing in the white lightning in the empty Molsen Kegs. They just paid off the border guards as always. Doc was good to me financially in that he trusted me lugging money back and forth between Providence and himself. Ray Patriarca and Doc were in some business together, I took the money and got $700.00 per trip plus Ray always gave me a few hundred dollars tip. I just worked a few days in various bars as a front. I drove a new XL with all the toys and played golf at my dad's club. I did do a little hi-jacking from Montgomery Wards in the Northeast. They were the worst and I made a few hundred thousand dollars from them. I was able to open my first night club, "The Roadhouse" at the age of 23. It opened officially in my 24th year with my childhood friend Tony Scaringe from Colonie Central High School, Class of 66. It went sour and Tony almost got himself killed. I was disappointed in him but he didn't deserve to get wacked for bolting on me. He was a friend but he was not a friend of ours only of mine, thus I protected him for a last time. He didn't even invite me to his wedding to a girl I knew. He is a piece of crap but he was once my friend. Paul DiCocco asked me if Tony knew anything really about me? I said " I never told him much ,especially about the unions". My friend in Chicago knew I needed Tony Scaringe to carry the towels as we say but he did not hurt him for bolting. I had to get others to  carry the load. I missed him for a few months but life moves on and I was to loose two good associates in the next 6 months, and I mean in death. I sort of forgot my childhood friend. He has had a good marriage to someone he loved. I'm happy for him! In 6 months from the time my child hood friend left the business I became a general member of the Lansky Group and the National Crime Syndicate. I had my own associates and I received the marching order to hit Pierre Trudeau of Canada, and Fidel Castro of Cuba, when Castro came to Canada for the Funeral for Trudeau. Trust me, Trudeau was history in September of 74 if I had not been called off by the commission over riding Meyers foolishness! ------------------------------ -------- I had gone to Quebec shortly after I sold The Roadhouse for a loss on August 4th, 1974. I had buried my aunt Betty in May and I still stayed at her farm in Lenoxville, Quebec. My cousin and his German wife had moved in. I still had the same bedroom as I did as a child. It gave me home base in case I had to get out after the tag on Trudeau. I had set up jump cars south of Montreal to Plattsburg and East to Sherbrook to Newport, Vermont, in case I had to move east then south to Vermont. Vermont was just 32 miles from Lennoxville, and I had done a lot of contraband business in that area. We always brought out stuff accross on Lake Memphramagog which streddled Vermont and Quebec. There was no customs per say at that time, and the border was open at Derbey line. I will not get into much more at this time. Just let me say God Bless Newport, Vermont. We made a lot of money on that border. On the other end at Plattsburg, I kept my stash of guns, since it was New York and I could not be convicted of even murder as long as my father controlled the courts. I dated a new girl, Alice M. in Plattsburg. She was a school teacher and part time bar tender at the Holiday Inn. I always stayed at either the Holiday Inn or The Howard Johnson in Platteburg in 1974. They were always were clean and private. Alice M. was a great girl and wonderful in bed. I liked her,but I had to be on the move. Thanks Alice. As time moved closer to the Trudeau hit, I got increasingly nervious. I was a perfectionist and had set up six (6) pop stations around Montreal, where Trudeau was a common sight. I was using a custom AR-7 with 42", 48', 52" 56" and 60" barrels. The AR-7 is made by armalite and is light and has a removable barrel and takes a 6 to 40 shot clip. I was only using the 6 since I intended to only take one shot! My father William had been a professional pistol shooter in the 30's. He was the 22 caliber champion in 13 states. Guess what, that is what he had me doing at the age of Five, shooting with him at the Watervilet Rod and Gun in Colonie N.Y. I was a sharpshooter by the age of Thirteen and Meyer Lansky found that out. I was known as an inside guy. I never farmed out or sold out. I was commission level only. I also never worked for any one except Meyer Lansky and Tony Brown in Chicago. Mr. Brown was the most important racket gentleman in this Hemisphere and he looked out for me! After I was called off Trudeau, and I was happy to be called off, I told Paul DiCocco that I did not think I would have gotten out after hitting Fidel Castro. Paul laughed and said " Meyer did not care Mike, he wanted Castro dead and he believed you would avenge his honor". I laughed but I did not laugh to much! Incidently I was only paid $125,000.00 to hit Castro and Trudeau. I took the money at the time but thought later in life that it was very short money! I do not think I would have survived the Castro Assassination. There would have been 25000 troops and Castro had 500 personal bodyguards. I was going to take a 3000 foot shot in Montreal but, I probably would have been either killed or captured. There was just to many Armed forces, Police and of course Canada's RCMP. I am glad it got set down. I was in for a new horror from the old man (Meyer) and couldn't expect this one!-------------------------- ------------------ I got New Marching Orders via a close friend in Florida. $95,000.00 in small bills (it looked like a crap game hijack score) was brought to me in the fall of 74. I will not discuss this person because he has many children and was our legitimate contact. He had been close to Meyer. This friend said to me;" Mike it's Nixon;". I said nothing and took the money. I asked him to leave and do himself a favor and never call for many years. I also told him to tell our friend that he was short 7 figures. My friend just lowered his head. I did receive another $50,000.00 a week later. I took it also for the disrespect of being set up to hit a former President of the United States. I disliked Richard Nixon but not enough to take on the Secret Service. Those guys are not too shabby! I proceeded to Chicago to rat out Meyer to the Commission. I flew to Chicago to see my friend Tony. When I got off the Plane I went to a pay phone to call a special number. I was told to wait in front of the main terminal entrance by a strange voice. I waited an hour and a pack of Larks. An old Chrysler pulled up and I got in. I was taken to an old warshouse district and driven inside one big warehouse. Inside there was a new mobile home where Mr. Brown had his secret meetings. The warehouse was guardes round the clock. It was a nice home, inside a warehouse, with expensive furniture and a couple of guys I did not know! Tony said "Hello Mike", and motioned to sit down. He said "This must be very important for you to have to see me". I said "yes it is Tony, the man wants me to hit Richard Nixon at San Clemente or some other place in California. I came to ask you to please stop him". Tony looked at the other older men and they just smiled.He said to me " Mikey, you did the right thing, we can't have another President assassinated in this century. Dick Nixon is an ass hole and he cost us Cuba along with Kennedy and Johnson, but we are not going to let the little man go wild just because he gave us all organized gambling. Consider it stopped". I smiled and said " should I be careful or will you help me"? Tony smiled and said, "I will lay down the law to Meyer and remind him who is keeping New York off his back, Me"! "You keep the money and don't go near Miami until I tell you too. You don't even like Florida, so stay in upstate N.Y. and those hick towns in Vermont you like. Go to Vegas and see a show, but do not go near Meyer until he understands that you were loyal just to come to see us". "Mikey, Lansky helped start it all, but remember it was Al who was really organized in 25 when New York was still unorganized" "Meyer is practical and your father did a lot for them for short money, also Meyer will know that since it was you he sent to pop Trudeau and Castro, you must be what he wanted". "He will know that you could snap and pop him if you felt threatened" I said "Thanks Tony, your friendship is appreciated and cherished". He just smiled and motioned to the driver to open the door for me and I left. I was driven back to the airport and went back to Albany. I invested the money in The Frat House Nite Club and Mandy's Bar. I had a bad partner and it cost me money to get him out. I contemplated other things but voted myself down. I never had a temper but was taken very seriously by those on the inside. I got engaged again to a girl up north but she was still in High school and was too serious. I finally married my girlfriend before some one else got her and I was happy for 3 years. She bore me a wonderful son 14 months after our wedding and he looked just like me. I loved them both but legitimate was killing me and breaking me. My gambling was hitting me hard and it was hard to keep my wife in the dark. Even when her brother stole a bar from me, I stepped back. Tony sent 2 men from Chicago to kill my brother-in-law and his wife. I interviened because I would be the prime suspect. I made a mistake, I should have let them both be tagged, but they had children and I protected them. No One in Albany N.Y. except for 3 cop friends of mine ever knew I was so well connected. It was not for another 10 years that a reporter found out that I had been a General Member of The Old NCS (original combination) and a full member of The Lansky Group. I kept to myself. I am sorry I went legit and I am sorry I did not go into the Drug Trade full time. I had all the entry points from Canada and the customs in Canada were the worst at that time. I am presently the Only Suit and Tie Executive Gun who can talk in The WORLD. It is because I did not pull the trigger on Three Heads Of State. I am the Only Reputed Assassin in the World who can Talk about Three Contracts to Hit Heads Of State, because I did Not pull the Trigger on those days. Yes, I would have killed Pierre Trudeau in Montreal and they would have blamed it on the French Separtists. I think to this day that I would have had a hard time with Castro. All the Army and RCMP at a State Funeral made my job hard. I do not think I would have made it home. As far as Richard Nixon goes, Yes, I could have hit him easily BUT the Secret Service would have been relentless, and Living on the run stinks. So America, I saved an American Ex-President by turning in Meyer Lansky to the Commission! BUT The Facts Remain, I am the last of a breed who had Honor. I am The Only Reputed Executive Gun on Heads of State including One Ex-President of the United States, Richard Nixon, in the World!------------------------ ------------------------------ ---------Now, I will tell you just a little about our organization's part in the President John F. Kennedy's assassination. I don't want to give up to much free information because I am trying to sell these stories to the Television or Movie Industries. John F. Kennedy's father was not a nice person. He was a former Irish Gangster and I am sick and tired of the American People idolizing the Kennedy's. The old man, Joe, made his original money in bootlegging in the 20's & 30's. He was a partner of Arnold Rothstein, King Solomon, Meyer Lansky, and the boy's from New York & Chicago! Joe Kennedy controlled all the Scotch Wiskey in the nation and made 100 million dollars off of it! He shared with all the various organizations but wanted to leave that life behind. I know you will all say that you heard this before. You did not hear it from me before and My two former Partners were Doc Farone in Saratoga, and Ralph Carpenter (CAPONE) of Albany. Both were privey to personal stories from the Capones in Chicago/Florida and Doc Farone told me everything personally. Doc was Joe Kennedy's partner in upstate N.Y. Booze, and supplying the Booze to all the Casino's that Meyer Lansky & Lucky Luciano owned with their friends. Doc set me up in my first business with Carpenter, and Doc also controlled all the Molsen beer in the Eastern part of the Nation. He eventually was the first legal importer of Molsen beer in the United States. He also ran booze back into Canada from the 30's until 1960. He sent back white lightning, 150 proof in the empty Molsen Beer Kegs. So when I tell you about the Kennedy's and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy, you just all read and concentrate, because I got all my information from the Source! Yes John F. Kennedy was assassinated! No, I do not know the names of the shooters, nor does anyone else. I do know that Meyer Lansky and another old friend of mine played a big part in President Kennedy's assassination. They insured that Kennedy would die! I will not discuss any more since I wish to sell my lifes story. I have given you all a nice taste of my knowledge. I have also asked Richard Gere to play a part in the movie. I have always been a Gere fan, and like the way he carries a role. I shall go and have a meeting, again in Bedford, N.Y. I am also going to release why the FBI never arrested Meyer Lansky or any of the Lansky Group Organization as long as Meyer was alive. It concerns the fact that Meyer Lansky personally owned J.Edgar Hoover. The entire Syndicate kissed Meyer's back side due to the fact that Meyer considered Hoover a great threat and figured out a way to control him for his own benefit. I will be glad to share this little first hand story with you all but I think I shall do the J.Edgar Hoover Bribe Story at a later date.------------------------- ------------------------------ -------------------I wish you all to remember that I, Big Mike Craft, am the last of my kind. I was a general member of the Lansky Group and a General Member of the NCS ( the old combination ). The combination was replaced by our Italian friends in the 70's. Life was never the same for anyone after that. Also, Please always remember that I saved Richard Nixon's life in the fall of 74 because I valued my own life, not because I valued Richard Nixon's Life! I remain, Sincerely Yours, Big Mike Craft (bigmikecraft) Luck to All!

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