Executive Director

[EDITED]

P.O. [edited]

November 19, 1997

Mr.Herb Fisher (Herb is a personal and close associate and friend of Dr. James Dobson-717-399-0200)
President
Fisher Management Company

Dear Herb,

Pursuant to our conversation I am sending you information that I know first hand and information gathered regarding Tom Papania. I know you are aware of my motivation but since this is in writing I want to express it again. My concern is two fold, one for the reputation of Mr. James Dobson and the integrity of his radio program and for Tom Papania as an individual who needs to be confronted and corrected in love.

As I shared with you Herb on the phone, I was sent a tape of Tom Papania and immediately knew something was wrong. having met him about ten years ago in Atlanta.

Ted Baehr (who has been a guest on James Dobson's broadcast is a friend of mine) invited me to be a guest on his radio program and to speak at the church he attended in Atlanta. After speaking at the church, I was asked by someone in the congregation if I would go to their home to meet with a man in the church that had similar background as I had. The person who I met that night was Tom Papania, Tom told me about his background that night, which was nothing like that which I heard on the tape of his testimony.

I was asked by an International Prison Fellowship of which I am a member, if I would contact Tom Papania and ask him about some of the things that he said on the tape which didn't make sense. With that, I called Tom and re-introduced myself and he remembered our meeting. He was upset when I started to ask him questions then calmed down when I told him it was not personal but that I was asked to call him. He then told me if I wanted to check out his story I should call Ted Baehr, because he told me that Ted knew of his background from when Ted worked as a lawyer in New York. Ted had moved from Atlanta to Los Angeles since I had seen him last, I contacted Ted and explained the situation to which Ted Baehr said he knew nothing of Tom Papania from New York At this point I knew he had lied about a few things but still had no proof.

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I was later contacted by a Mr. Mark Abraham in Louisiana, who was part of a committee that was planning on having Tom speak at a meeting in Louisiana [National Day Of Prayer], Mark said he had heard some things about Tom Papania and had made some calls to people who are involved in prison ministry and was given my phone number. Mark and I talked and he said he would pursue his inquires about Tom Papania.

Mark later got back with me and said that there was an F.B.I. chock done on Tom Papania and that it came back with a different story then what he told on the James Dobson broadcast. Mark told me that Tom Papania never did time for what he said. Mark then went on to tell me that they
contacted Tom and gently confronted Tom with the situation and Mark told me that Tom blew up and started cursing, at which point, the meeting in Louisiana was canceled.

I have talked with Mark and he is willing for anyone to contact him, his Phone number is [edited] or at work [edited] his address is [edited].

While all this was going on, a friend of mine contacted me about an author that writes books on the Mafia as well as a journalist in New York who both sent E mail responses of which I have enclosed.

Herb, I hope this information will he helpful in the right hands to do what would please the Lord Jesus and turn around the what the devil meant for evil for a greater good. If anyone needs to know any further information, feel free to give my address as listed and phone number: [edited].

Because Of Jesus
Frank Catania
Executive Director Brothers Keepers Ministries
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From: [edited] To: [edited] Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 [imagine, this is when the author of House Of cards was in NY to promote his book]009:20:02 -0400 (ED 1) subject: Fwd: Tom Papania Message-ID: c9704300927SEL17i87O8g45@
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[edit],
I thought that you might be interested In this. Jerry Capeci is a
reporter for the News and writes on the New York families.

Nick

Forwarded message:
From: iercaoMIeNnd.Stanford.EDU (Jerry Capeci
Sander: jercai)(&eIand,Stanford.EDU
To: [edit]
Date 97-04-30 04:57:25 EDT

Dear nick - I have received many e mails about this Papania guy. and as you suspect, I think he's a fraud. I have told this to everyone who has written me and asked me about him that I think he;s a fraud. can you provide me some specifics about him, such as, where to send the money 'to buy whatever he's selling. if there are any brochures or ads you have, maybe you can mail me copies at the news and I promise to look into this guy and expose him for what he Is.

ciao,

Jerry Capeci
Now York Dally News
450 West 33d Street
New York, NY 10001

p.s. my telephone number Is [edit]01/25/2000 11:44 8287434357 AAA REAL ESTATE PAGE04

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TO: [edit]
Date; Wed. 9 Apr 9 1, 1 GO: 48:06 UTI
Subject: FW: Tom Papania
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From: Don Elliot

Sent Tuesday, A pril An a 9997 10:17 PhA

To: Nick
Subject: RE: Tom Papanla

Hi Nick,

Yes, I have heard of Ton Papania. I move the tape in which he said that he was, at one time the number three man In the Gambino Family. He also said that his grandfather was Joe "the boss" masseria ~ one of two top bosses (Moustache Pates) In the early 1900s.

The family trees (from the captains upward) that authorities
built, from Carlo Gambino to Paul Castelano to John Gotti, does not have
Papania's name. The number two man in the family is the underboss the
consigliere is usually not considered a 'number three' but rather a ,
in-house lawyer ***** counselor, Papania claimed to be with Castellano,
whose number two men was Aniello Dellacrose and then Joseph Armone. The
next ranking men a.Thomas Billoti

What I am getting at is that Papania's name and claim don't fit
very well Into the Gambino Family that the FBI and the press know. There is
of course a little chance that Papania might have kept a low profile and
went undetected by authorities.

Well, being a Christen myself and a victim of a ex-pastor who allegedly cheated the whole church, all can say Is that If a minister preach about paying tithe, that Is perfectly biblical. But when someone starts to ask for (lots of) money specially for his ministry, something might be wrong. Papania's testimony In the tape was Inspiring and I did not hear him talk about donations or anything like that.

[folks, Tom requests 20.00 video, 10.00 tape and gets LOTS of donations and LOVE offerings when he speaks and spoke to to over 2000,000 people!]

Well, it pays to be skeptical

Warmest Regards
Don Elliot

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Well, since this fraud began, and after the above letters and meetings and the pain of the Minister who revealed all this in 1997, with-out malice, may we say. The facts are here. Tom never kept a low profile by his testimony, after all, he says, and we QUOTE:

A Catholic priest used to come in on Saturday and hold services. And the only reason I went to church on Saturday, he used bring a bunch of girls in with him. And I'd just go over there just checking out the girls.

And one day he came in, and he walked up to me. And I had only four or five months left to do to finish my sentence. And he said, "You know, Tom, I've been in jails and I've seen many people." And he said, "But, you're different than other people." And I looked at him and laughed. I said, "Of course, I'm different. I'm the third highest in the Gambino family

I'm much different than the people here." And he said, "No, I'm not talking about that." He said, "What are you planning on doing when you get out in the next few months?" And I looked at him, and I said, "I've got a few hundred people working for me, and I've got about forty businesses I'm controlling. I've got millions of dollars. What do you think I'm doing when I get out? It's business as usual."

I eventually got out. I went back to New York. And it was business as usual. Every penny that was due to me was given to me. After all the businesses were taken care of while I was gone. It was like I went on vacation and just came back. Nothing had changed

As I was getting power, as I was getting wealth, and buying all the materials things that anybody could dream of, there was always a void in my life. There's always something missing. And I would go out and buy something. And it would satisfy me maybe 24 hours, maybe 48 hours. But, then that void would come back. So, when I got back to New York. And I said, "Maybe I need to get out of New York for a while. The police know me here. I'm under surveillance 24 hours. My phones are bugged. And every time I drive some place, I've got a whole parade behind me following me. Maybe, it's freedom that I don't have." And I spoke to my boss. Carlo Gambino had died of natural causes in 1976. And Paul Castellano had taken over, his brother-in-law. When I was first initiated into the Mafia, I had conditions.

I told Carlo Gambino that I would not become a member of the Mafia unless I answered directly to him. I didn't want to answer to anybody else. I didn't want to be anybody's gopher. I didn't want to be anybody's puppet. And he agreed to this. And before he died, he asked Paul Castellano to make the same agreement with me, that I'd worked directly for him. Any money I made I would turn in directly into them. And they would give it to whoever they wanted. I didn't give anyone else any money. And Carlo Gambino had died. Paul Castellano took over. And everything was just the same

Now, just take the time to read the above TESTIMONY. Here Tom is telling you that he agreed to become a member if he answered ONLY to Gambino and then Big Pauly. Right? What about the part of his testimony that has him saying that he was MADE a MEMBER of the GAMBINO FAMILY at 17 in 1961?

When I was seventeen years old, they came to me, and they gave me a gun. This time it wasn't an old gun. It wasn't rusty, and this time it had bullets in it. And I took a vow that I would live and die by that gun. A piece of paper was put in my hand. It was set on fire. They said that if I betray the Mafia, I would burn like this paper was burning and go to hell.

And Gambino AGREED BEFORE 1976?? When exactely did Tom talk with Gambino? The facts are, though Gambino ACTED as boss, he did not assume top leadership until AFTER 1961....and, who was Tom's Stand-In?

By the way, tom claims his MOTHER'S FATHER was Joe The Boss Masseria, and, if this were true, and the story he tells of the "Old Itlalian Men" who claimed that Tom's father had turned down a position in the family, would NOT have been of the Gambino Family, but the GENOVESE FAMILY...

The main combatants in the war were [Joe The Boss] Masseria (Genovese Family) and Sal Maranzano (Bonanno Family). In order to undercut Masseria, Maranzano decided that Mineo had to go. He had become Masseria's chief strategist after the death of Masseria's underboss a short time before. Mineo was gunned down in an ambush in November of 1930. Also killed was his underboss Steve Ferrigno

Yes, Tom never could have been so deep that all the records, all the informants and even ALL THE CHARGES that have been revealed and even PROSECUTED since the fall of the Mafia as we knew it these past ten years, have NOT ONE ITEM, RUMOR or ANYTHING with Thomas Papanier (Tom's name until November 1985) or Tom Papania!

GO: http://GangLandNews.com
and read how even murders and racketeering charges are being PROSECUTED for crimes that are even 30 years old!

And, to truly back this up, by Tom's OWN TESTIMONY, he was SO BIG he was getting a piece of the action FROM all the rackets...

there that I really liked that I knew were very good clubs. And I asked him if I could have some time to think it over, 'cause I couldn't make a decision right now. And he said, "No problem. Take both of them. You deserve it." This was the beginning of my business life in the Mafia.

From two nightclubs, I eventually went to four and to six restaurants. By the time I was thirty years old, I was involved in the longshoremen business, the trucking business, the warehouse business. Every fruit and vegetable, every piece of meat, every fish that came into the ports and the different places in New York City, I was getting a kickback from. I was now making hundreds of thousands of dollars, not just hundreds any more, but hundreds of thousands of dollars. I was growing.

Now, HOW THE MEMBERS OF CRIME FAMILIES ARE DISCOVERED IS THROUGH THE BOTTOM AND UP, NOT FROM THE BOSS DOWN, WHY IS THERE NO MAJOR INFORMATION ON ONE THOMAS PAPANIER or TOM PAPANIA? Because he never existed as he now claims!

even though I was the third highest, people tried to kill me three times. I was stabbed once. I was shot. I, myself, was kidnapped and tied up and thrown into an old warehouse. And they set the warehouse on fire. And all three times, I just was able to escape death. My own boss used to tell me, "I hope I'm not alive when you become the boss of this family." He said, "You're the most violent and most cold-hearted man I've ever met. A knife can't kill you. Bullets can't kill you. And now fire can't even touch you." And he said, "You're the only man that I've ever seen that had absolutely no weaknesses at all

All of this, yet not one Mafia Soldier can Tom quote, unless he has passed away and cannot say anything in his defense or offense? And, no records, facts, stories on the street that anyone can uncover?j

own boss used to tell me, "I hope I'm not alive when you become the boss of this family." He said, "You're the most violent and most cold-hearted man I've ever met. A knife can't kill you. Bullets can't kill you. And now fire can't even touch you." And he said, "You're the only man that I've ever seen that had absolutely no weaknesses at all." And this why people feared me. I had no weaknesses. I had grown men tell me when I used to go collect money. They would look into my eyes, and all they could see was their death. They would come up with the money. They would call up my boss and say, "Don't ever send Tom again. Send somebody else, but not him."

would not the cops KNOW this guy after 20 years of doing this???

now, let us say he answered only to the Bosses for 20 years, HE SAYS HE WAS RICH AND CONTROLLED so many things, it was crazy! In fact, law enforcement FOLLOWED HIM and TAPPED HIS PHONE lines SO MUCH he remained paranoid and sought to leave NY!

In 1986, on the witness stand, under an Oath on The Bible, while his attorney REQUESTED that Tom HOLD a BIBLE while testifying with rows filled with Christian Church Goers and his PASTOR as his cheering gallery

... Papanier denied being a member of the Gambino syndicate and said he moved to "Atlanta to work for Coppola's Jilly's rib restaurants in 1983 to sever his informal ties with organized crime and "start my life over." By Gail Epstein Staff Writer 04-04-1987 The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

Remember, how the FBI discovers the players, is through Confidential Informants, and how do they get their info? Well it is those WHO PAY THE MONEY TO THOSE WHO GIVE IT TO THE BOSSES! And this is how Law Enforcement works, and they in turn offer the info to the press! And so, how come Tom's name does NOT appear in 20 years of record keeping and indictments?

Date: 31 October 1999 23:07

Subject: Re: Tom Papania - From Mafia to Ministry

Hi Johan -- I know a little about Tom Papania and think he's a fraud. He has made a career of "telling his story." To get attention, his story has to be unique or it gets lost amongst all the others who are seeking an audience. Combining La Cosa Nostra, one of America's favorite bogeymen and religion has proved to be a successful gig for Papania.

He was never the No. 3 man in the Gambino crime family under Paul Castellano. He is not, nor was he ever a "made" member of the Gambino family. No one in law enforcement and no former gangsters say he was. That certainly would seem to rule out his claims, and when you analyze them, they seem quite far fetched.

We have NOT read his "testimony" about his former criminal life. We do know that he has spent time in Staten Island, but he is NOT on the various government lists of members of the Gambino Family going back to the early 1960's. We do NOT know if he is a relative of Joe Masseria, as he often claims. He may be, but he ain't what he claims to be.

Jerry Capeci

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Date: Tues, 23 Mar 99 23:02:08 -0700
From: Jerry Capeci
To: Michael

its tom papania and he's a small time hood from Staten island NY who's making a career for himself by telling tall tales and selling tapes as a man of god. he was never a member of the Gambino family and i doubt he ever saw paul castellano in his life.

jerry

jerry
capeci@ganglandnews.com
http://www.ganglandnews.com

Tom's stepdaughter:

It is with great interest that I read the info on tom papania because he was my mother's boyfriend and husband from approx. 1982 to 1989. It does not surprise me that he has lifted the life story of another man, because if he were to tell his own it would have to include the years of mental and physical cruelty he inflicted on my mother and me while he was a deacon at Landmark Church in Peachtree Corners. One bit of information, though, is that the Pastor of our church when Tommy was in prison, and the one that testified at the trial (I think) was Fred Kelly, Not Jack Kelly. Jack is Fred's son, and I guess that he has taken over at Landmark. I can't believe that after all we went through with Tommy that the church (landmark) will support him, especially when it is quite obvious that he is lying, and that his motives are questionable$$$$

When I read Tommy's testimony I couldn't believe what he was saying about having money and cars and an expensive house. My mother (she was on the cover of the AJC with Tommy when he was acquitted and even I got to testify at the trial) and I have discussed this, and while we know it is wrong to pray for the downfall of another human being, we both wish you luck in reclaiming what is yours- your personal history. If there is any way I can help, please let me know

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(EX Mrs. Tom Papania)
(she changed her name after the divorce) up to a year AFTER the trial called. Said Tom abused her and her Daughter! Said she brought it before Fred Kelley at Landmark Church but was rebuffed. She then separated from Tom do to his lies and abuse. Said Tom is lying! She said, and I quote: "Call Tom, tell him you spoke to me, HE WILL TALK TO YOU! " -- "I cannot just sit here idly as Tom ruins your life and continues to con people..." ---" Tom is a PATHOLOGICAL liar..."

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To: fraud@youthofamerica.com fraud@youthofamerica.com>
Date: Sunday, May 09, 1999 1:07 AM
Subject: Tom Papania

Rock--

This story about Tom is very interesting. I am a member of an Christian organization that contracted with Tom in 1997 to speak at the National Day of Prayer.

All of our board heard Tom's testimony, some had questions and wanted clarification. We contacted Tom to clarify some of his comments. Tom got very angry and defensive, he ended up canceling and hanging up on me and the president of the organization..
I have more stories, if you are interested let me know.

Best Wishes,
Chuck