The Strange Story Behind James Caan, Joe Pesci and an Alleged Mob Threat

Godfather star James Caan’s ties to organized crime were well-documented—so much so that they were even mentioned in his obituary. According to a New York Times article from 1992, Caan spent a lot of time with Carmine “The Snake” Persico (the eventual head of the Colombo crime family) in his early years, which had the…