Education
He attended Christian Brothers High School, Memphis, Tennessee, the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Medical School.
He attended Christian Brothers High School, Memphis, Tennessee, the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Medical School.
This article is for the Irish-American mobster. He was indicted on cocaine trafficking charges in 1990 and served 12 years in prison. Before joining the Winter Hill Gang, he had to prove himself more than any other gang member, because he was a quarter English.
Shea wrote a book called Rat Bastards.
The Story of South Boston"s Most Honorable Irish Mobster about his experience with the Winter Hill Gang. The main theme of the book is that he is a "stand-up guy" who refused to accept a plea deal to testify against his associates.
And consequently had to serve the full sentence for his conviction. John Shea continued his writing career with the acclaimed young adult novel A Kid From Southie.
The story was inspired by John"s life, growing up with an alcoholic father, pursuing the dream of becoming a boxer, living a teenage romance as he navigates a world of organized crime in South Boston as by someone who experienced lieutenant
During a game of football with Wahlberg and actor Alec Baldwin on the set of The Departed, Baldwin accidentally fractured Shea"s thumb. John continues to do national and local commentary for the news media, Cable News Network, FOX and others on Whitey Bulger and additional stories about organized crime.
Several top ranking former members of the Bulger crew have dismissed Shea"s book as wildly embellished, saying he was a low level criminal who sold drugs under the supervision of the crew, but was nowhere near as powerful in Boston organized crime as Shea alleges in his book
