Verkkoas an ethnic new yorker, desapio was interested in expanding tammany's reach into communities that had traditionally remained aloof from. Verkkow hen the law finally jailed boss tweed, the tammany hall czar gave his occupation as “statesman. ” his successor many times removed, carmine. Verkkocarmine desapio is the beneficiary twice over of meneken's theory in warren moscow's book, having suf fered adverse verdicts in both a po litical career. De sapio, who revived the once politically powerful tammany hall and then oversaw its downfall as its last boss, died tuesday. Verkkoand the scandals of tammany, their ties to notorious street gangs, and looting of the city treasury.
