The Down and Dirty Way Ozzy Lembo Stole Your Info: New Book coming out 9/15

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Aug. 5, 2015 - PRLog -- LOS ANGELES/August 5, 2015 - Headlines across the US began shouting about a bank security breach that affected more than 500,000 people in 2005. Federal agents called it the “biggest breach of bank security in US history.” It was all masterminded by Orazio “Ozzy” Lembo, a high school graduate, who used his charm and wit to gain access to personal banking information that he sold off to collection agencies and lawyers. Ultimately, Lembo took a deal on his racketeering charges so the details of how he stole all the information and the extent of other crimes he was not charged with were never revealed to the media until now.

Over the Edge Books is releasing The Dark Wizard of Oz: Sex, Drugs, and the Largest Breach of Bank Security in US History by Michael Taromina with Ozzy Lembo on September 15, 2015. It will be available in print and digital formats. Advance copies are available upon request from the publisher.

This true story exposes the scams, shams, and meteoric rise of Ozzy’s collection agency DRL Associates and all the back office antics that made millions of dollars from stolen information.   Written in the first person using the prison memoirs from Lembo, author Michael Taromina weaves together Lembo’s early years working for La Cosa Nostra, the rapid spiral of drug use and abuse, and the final moments of his empire.

Michael Taromina is an attorney and the author of The Secretkeepers. As a trusted friend and confidant of Ozzy Lembo for over 30 years, he asserts, "This book provides unfiltered access into the mindset and ego of the man who orchestrated crimes no one had ever before dared to think of. Ozzy's singular personality and charm brought the practice of scam artistry to a level likely never to be duplicated again."

Over the Edge Books in Los Angeles publishes biographies, underground art, and alternative fiction books from a diverse range of authors. Over the Edge was founded in 2012 by Paul Stewart, the well-known A&R man who signed The Pharcyde, Warren G, and many other hip-hop icons.