White Rhino is the true life story of Philadelphia gangster Orlando Fioravanti.
At age sixteen, Orlando fell in love with a female from the right side of the tracks and at the same time she became his partner in crime as Orlando was introduced to the lifestyle of criminal ways whereas he became the youngest gangster in Philadelphia's underworld. In time, Orlando grew to be a major player in this criminal lifestyle known as "the game" and he was contemplating life and death decisions concerning the other players. At age eighteen he assembled his own crew to insulate him from the feds and carry out his criminal endeavors.
From there the story tells of how Orlando’s power and wealth grew as he tells stories of that point in his life. Some of the stories include the time he spent with Sylvester Stallone and others tell of the time South Philadelphia mobster Joey Merlino would attempt to extort him.
The author’s luck ran out in the end of 2001 whereas he would be convicted of attempted murder and was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. Orlando goes on and tells stories of life and death in the penitentiary. He also tells stories of the year that he was kept and tortured in solitary confinement.
It would be at Orlando’s darkest hour that he reached out to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and through that Orlando became an educated and committed Christian.In closing, the book tells of Orlando’s last day in prison and his release from bondage as he has hopes of a brighter future.
At age sixteen, Orlando fell in love with a female from the right side of the tracks and at the same time she became his partner in crime as Orlando was introduced to the lifestyle of criminal ways whereas he became the youngest gangster in Philadelphia's underworld. In time, Orlando grew to be a major player in this criminal lifestyle known as "the game" and he was contemplating life and death decisions concerning the other players. At age eighteen he assembled his own crew to insulate him from the feds and carry out his criminal endeavors.
From there the story tells of how Orlando’s power and wealth grew as he tells stories of that point in his life. Some of the stories include the time he spent with Sylvester Stallone and others tell of the time South Philadelphia mobster Joey Merlino would attempt to extort him.
The author’s luck ran out in the end of 2001 whereas he would be convicted of attempted murder and was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. Orlando goes on and tells stories of life and death in the penitentiary. He also tells stories of the year that he was kept and tortured in solitary confinement.
It would be at Orlando’s darkest hour that he reached out to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and through that Orlando became an educated and committed Christian.In closing, the book tells of Orlando’s last day in prison and his release from bondage as he has hopes of a brighter future.
