Sallet

We gave La Cosa Nostra a substantial head start before we started putting them in jail, said Sallet, noting that racketeering laws were passed in the 1970s.

Bulger's arrest marks sunset of Mob era 2011

Because somebody is not a young man doesn't mean they are not dangerous and cannot order acts of violence, said Sallet, who arrested Bonnano family crime boss Joseph Massino in New York in 2003.

Bulger's arrest marks sunset of Mob era 2011

The Rhode Island-based Sallet heads up organized crime investigations for the FBI's Boston division.

Bulger's arrest marks sunset of Mob era 2011

The Italian crime operation La Cosa Nostra, however, remains the top organized crime threat in the northeastern New England states, said FBI supervisory senior resident agent Jeffrey S. Sallet.

Bulger's arrest marks sunset of Mob era 2011

Sallet said law enforcement put a dent in the mob at the same time that sea changes in traditional Italian neighborhoods such as the North End and East Boston shrank the "talent pool."

Bulger's arrest marks sunset of Mob era 2011

There are ethnic organized-crime groups with roots in Asia and Eurasia that have set up in Boston, Springfield and Lowell, but they haven't had the chance to get entrenched, Sallet said.

Bulger's arrest marks sunset of Mob era 2011

I may never make Poke Sallet again -- heavens, I may never come across poke again!

A Veggie Venture 2005

I may never make Poke Sallet again -- heavens, I may never come across poke again!

A Veggie Venture 2005

Online I learned that 'poke salad' is a citified 'poke sallet', that Harlan County, Kentucky holds an annual Poke Sallet Festival, and that most recipes call for a 'mess of greens' and specify cooking the tender-looking shoots in fresh water three times, then cooking them with onions in a 'heap of bacon grease' with eggs.

A Veggie Venture 2005

Online I learned that 'poke salad' is a citified 'poke sallet', that Harlan County, Kentucky holds an annual Poke Sallet Festival, and that most recipes call for a 'mess of greens' and specify cooking the tender-looking shoots in fresh water three times, then cooking them with onions in a 'heap of bacon grease' with eggs.

A Veggie Venture 2005