- Arrested in 1989 for appearing on The Geraldo Rivera Show (1987). Fought the case and won.
- Kicked out of the Witness Protection Program in 1989 for making public appearances to promote his book, "Sins of the Father".
- Sal and his two crime partners, Tommy DeSimone and Foxy, hijacked a truck in 1972 to celebrate the opening of the feature film, The Godfather (1972).
- His older sister, Rose Marie, played at Carnegie Hall when she was just four years old, as a concert pianist.
- The Polisi's are a musically inclined family. Sal played the trumpet in the Marine Corp Band and two of his Aunties were piano teachers.
- Salvatore Polisi is 100% Italian. His family originates from Naples, Italy.
- Sal is a entertaining chef who has cooked for Celebrities like Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta, Stuart Woods, Pancho González & Robert Carradine (just to name a few).
- Sal was an identical twin, his twin died at birth.
- Subject of the book "Sins of the Father" written by Nick Taylor, Simon & Shuster 1989.
- Former mob associate.
- Sal spent 20 years in auto racing before it was "in vogue" as a promoter & track owner - rubbing elbows with Jeff Gordon, Lake Speed, Mario Andretti, Scott Goodyear and Mark Dismore.
- Was banned for 6 months from public speaking before his probation was terminated.
- Wrote his Federal Judge every two weeks to terminate his probation.
- The Godfather (original) is Sal's all time favorite movie. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) comes in second.
- A fan of western movies - Shane (1953) & Lonesome Dove (1989) are his two favorite.
- Sal's Aunt Caroline taught the famous Van Cliburn when he was a teenager attending Juilliard.
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