The new expanded edition of WISED UP arrived in the mail, and I was immediately hooked. What a fascinating true story! We simply had to invite Charlie Wilhelm back for another hour of one man's daring redefinition of his own reality.
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A book isn't about the plot. The plot is the external excuse for the internal transformation of the dynamic character. In the final analysis, all books are about sin, redemption, vindication and cash.
Wised Up is a page turner, a vivid and fascinating look at organized crime in Baltimore." -- Jerry Capeci, author of Jerry Capeci's Gangland
Arson, loansharking, drug dealing, extortion - it was all in a day's work for Charlie Wilhelm.
In Baltimore, an organized crime syndicate of over 200 men took orders from him and his partner, strong arm enforcer Billy Isaacs. For over twenty years, Charlie lived the sweet life, making $10,000 a week in untaxed cash. ORDERED TO KILL But everything changed in 1995, when Isaacs demanded that Wilhelm take out two men he suspected of cheating him. Charlie Wilhelm didn't want to kill but he didn't want to die, either.
Turning to FBI agent Bruce Hall who'd grown up in the old neighborhood with Charlie, he became a double agent, working undercover against his former associates.
Danger lay everywhere, from suspicious hoodlums to dirty cops and even a Mob tipster working in the U.S. Attorney's office. One misstep could spell death not only for Charlie, but for his wife and children. Yet Wilhelm's efforts not only saved lives- they resulted in twenty convictions for offenses ranging from bribery and conspiracy to drug dealing and murder. Now, in his own words, Charlie Wilhelm tells his incredible true story of a wild life lived on both sides of the law.
Charlie Wilhelm joins us for a fascinating hour -- you should join us also.