Jesse Sublett, "Last Gangster in Austin: Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard Mafia "
English | ISBN: 1477323988 | 2022 | 224 pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1477323988 | 2022 | 224 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Ronnie Earle was a Texas legend. During his three decades as the district attorney responsible for Austin and surrounding Travis County, he prosecuted corrupt corporate executives and state officials, including the notorious US congressman Tom DeLay. But Earle maintained that the biggest case of his career was the one involving Frank Hughey Smith, the ex-convict millionaire, alleged criminal mastermind, and Dixie Mafia figure.
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