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• International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America—Trials, litigation, etc [Browse]
• Mafia trials—United States [Browse]
• Racketeering—United States [Browse]
• Organized crime—United States [Browse]
• Organized crime—United States—Bibliography [Browse]

Related name

• Panarella, Christopher [Browse]
• Worthington, Jay [Browse]

Summary note

Since Prohibition, the Mafia has captivated the media and the American imagination. From Al Capone to John Gotti, organized crime bosses have achieved notoriety as anti-heroes in popular culture. In practice, organized crime grew strong and wealthy by supplying illicit goods and services and by obtaining control over labor unions and key industries. Despite, or perhaps because of, its power and high profile, Cosa Nostra faced little opposition from law enforcement. In the last fifteen years, however, the very foundations of the mob have been shaken, its bosses imprisoned, its profits diminished, and its influence badly weakened. In this vivid and dramatic book, James B. Jacobs, with Christopher Panarella and Jay Worthington, document the government's relentless attack on organized crime. The authors present an overview of the forces and events that led in the 1980s to the most successful organized crime control initiatives in American history. Enlisting trial testimony, secretly taped conversations, court documents, and depositions, they document five landmark cases, representing the most important organized crime prosecutions of the modern era - Teamsters Local 560, "The Pizza Connection," "The Commission," the International Teamsters, and the prosecution of John Gotti.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-267) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• Teamsters Local 560: United States v. Local 560 (IBT)
• The Commission: United States v. Salerno
• The Pizza connection: United States v. Badalamenti
• Teamsters International: United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• The Dapper Don: United States v. Gotti
• A Post-1980 bibliography of organized crime.

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ISBN

0814741959 :

LCCN

^^^94027470^

OCLC

30778588

RCP

H - S

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