Living in Corruption shares the story of Joseph as he grows up in the projects with his older brother Johnny, whom he idolized, his parents and younger siblings. He discusses his friends, what they meant to him and describes his paternal Grandmother, who came to America from Italy when she was only a year old. As an adult, she developed a very unusual way of making money: Grandma stole very expensive clothing and sold it to the big boys the mob boys.Joseph Sal Lo Giudice's father wanted him to follow in his footsteps and become a professional baseball player, but he had a diff erent path in mind for himself. Joseph graduated from hairdresser s school at the age of sixteen and would eventually work as a barber in Rockefeller Center for over twenty years. At the time of his graduation, he had already met Anna, who would become his first wife.