Confidence of The Mob

08/19/2026

JANUARY 27, 1961 — THE STAGING AREA

Just after noon, IRS Intelligence agents began gathering behind a Howard Johnson’s on Route 1.

Three moving vans were waiting.

Into them went Federal Reserve Bank canvas money bags, raid kits, crowbars and other equipment.

At 12:30, the first team departed for Taunton.

At 12:45, another left for Southbridge.

At 1:10, the final van headed for Canton.

The raids were scheduled to begin at exactly 1:30 PM.

My grandfather, IRS Intelligence Group Supervisor Fred G. Pastore, stayed behind.

And then things got interesting.

➡️ Next: Someone noticed the vans.



SOMEONE THOUGHT THE IRS AGENTS LOOKED SUSPICIOUS.

After his agents departed, Fred went inside Howard Johnson’s for lunch.

Then he noticed a Massachusetts State Police cruiser pull into the parking lot.

Behind it came a WBZ sound cruiser.

People at the restaurant had apparently seen a group of men transferring money bags and equipment into moving vans and reported the suspicious activity.

Fred knew exactly what they had witnessed.

But he didn’t identify himself.

Doing so, he later wrote, could “alert him to the fact that federal raids were in progress.”

So Fred waited.

➡️ Next: WBZ discovers what is really happening.



AT 1:30 PM, FRED FINALLY APPROACHED WBZ.

The raids were now underway.

Fred walked outside to the phone booths, where he encountered the WBZ driver investigating the mysterious activity.

The driver asked Fred what he was doing there.

Fred told him that the District Director had just issued a press release — and suggested he call his news editor.

He did.

At 2:00 PM, a WBZ Channel 4 cameraman arrived, climbed into the sound cruiser and headed south on Route 128.

The news crew that had arrived investigating “suspicious men” was now chasing the story of a federal gambling raid.

➡️ But the news was traveling even faster than WBZ.



THE NEWS BEAT THE FEDERAL AGENTS TO THEIR NEXT TARGETS.

Fred remained at Howard Johnson’s until about 2:45

08/16/2026

Fred G. Pastore lead the biggest IRS Tax Fraud investigation in the history of the IRS Intelligence Division | the Bernard Goldfine case had more agents assigned to it than Al Capone, Torrio, and Costello cases combined.

Learn how this case lead Fred directly to the White House in 1958 and the resignation of what some called “The Most Powerful Man in the World” at the time. It’s in the book, and the podcast coming soon.

https://Confidenceofthemob.com

08/16/2026

Fred G. Pastore lead the biggest IRS Tax Fraud investigation in the history of the Internal Revenue Service | it had more agents assigned to it than Al Capone, Torrio, and Costello cases combined. Learn how this case lead Fred directly to the White House in 1958 and the resignation of what some called “The Most Powerful Man in the World” at the time. It’s in the book, and the podcast coming soon. Link in bio. Confidence of The Mob

08/13/2026

R. Patriarca “Overlord.”

That’s what the IRS investigator wrote about Raymond Patriarca — overlord of the New England rackets. We believe it’s the earliest document to call him that.

The investigator was Fred G. Pastore, head of the IRS Racket Squad. These are his notes.

Hundreds of pages sat in a box in a Woburn attic for decades. Nobody knew.

More in the book. Podcast on the way.

Documents on the site.

🔗Confidenceofthemob.com

08/11/2026

Our first official author talk will take place on the evening of September 24th at 6pm. On the same streets in the North End that Fred G. Pastore used to visit once a week to exchange information to one of his clients. Join us for this intimate gathering of conversation, discovery, racketeers, IRS, The Kennedy’s, the Italian Immigrant Story, The Patriarca Family, and more. Eventbrite link will be posted this week. Thanks to I AM Books for hosting. 🇮🇹🕵️‍♀️🏛️📚🎙️🇺🇸

08/04/2026

Our author Eddy Inserra will be having a talk at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum Museum on November 12th at 7pm, with guest speaker, his cousin, Bobby Pastore. Eddy is very excited to speak at such an amazing venue to share his discovery of his Grandfather Fred G. Pastores dual careers, first as the lead IRS Intelligence agent tasked after going after major racketeers in New England, then opening up his own tax fraud advisory firm representing some of the same people he used to target while at the IRS. Learn how Eddy pieced this story together decades after his Grandfather passed away from a box of documents he got from his mom. And how he pieced together along with his cousin Bobby Pastore, who Fred’s confidential informant was. Bobby will be speaking about this monumental discovery and how it affected the way he looks at some events from the past in a new light. It was a secret that attorney general Bobby Kennedy so desperately wanted to know. Oh, and we will be talking about Fred’s love for Cadillacs and Lincoln’s!

08/01/2026

It was great to connect with Rich Teahan and Bob Ward to talk about their book “Face to Face With Wh**ey Bulger” today at Barnes & Noble in Walpole MA at their book signing. If you’re interested in our book, you may also like theirs. Got to their Instagram pages to learn more.

08/01/2026

Although we aren’t sure if he was related to Fred G. Pastore or his family, we are sad to see that Vincent Pastore has passed away. Such a talented actor, may his work live on, and he rest in peace. 🙏

07/31/2026

We have some exciting speaking events to announce soon!

Our Author Eddy Inserra will be speaking about the book, Fred G. Pastore’s IRS career, and also the research that was done and what it uncovered.

Many events will also have guest speaker Bobby Pastore (Fred’s Nephew) to explain uncovering a secret about his father that Bobby Kennedy so desperately wanted to know. That we uncovered during the research for this remarkable true story.

To inquire about having Eddy Inserra at your venue for a book signing or talk, you can make a submission on our website at:

Book Eddy Inserra for signings, author talks, and interviews — or request a press review copy of Confidence of The Mob. Media inquiries welcome.