Confessions of the Bingo Embezzler

About the Book

Frankie Olivieri works in a cardboard factory and can’t read, but he has a warm bed, good food, a clean house, and plenty of sex. What else does he need? A devout Italian Catholic, he leads a happy, uneventful married life with six children. But when he questions the morality of church bingo during confession, Father Patterson accuses him of stealing $2,526.69 from the bingo funds. Two Irish detectives charge him with embezzlement, and an ex-Catholic journalist alleges he belongs to the mob. Frankie’s life is turned upside down. He becomes promiscuous and a born again Christian, but in the end he struggles to return to his old life only to find that he can never be the same person.

About the Author

Paul Pusateri was a Rotary Club exchange student to Ecuador in 1982-1983. He lived in Portoviejo with a doctor and was exposed to the romanticism of Latin America. Paul befriended numerous people in Ecuador and learned that love transcends time and geographical borders. Pilar’s Miracle is about that kind of love and the miracles that arise from it. Paul has since graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a master’s degree in history and a law degree. He practices law in Canton, Ohio.