Breaking the devil's pact : the battle to free the Teamsters from the mob

Breaking the devil's pact the battle to free the Teamsters from the mob

"In 1988, despite powerful Congressional opposition, U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani brought a massive civil racketeering (RICO) suit against the leaders of the behemoth International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and more than two dozen Cosa Nostra (LCN) leaders. Intending to land a fatal blow to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jacobs, James B. (-)
Otros Autores: Cooperman, Kerry T.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press c2011.
New York, NY : [2011]
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Giuliani, Rudolph W.
United States. > Dept. of Justice > Trials, litigation, etc.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters > Trials, litigation, etc.
Mafia trials > United States.
Racketeering > United States > History.
Labor unions > Corrupt practices > United States > History.
Organized crime investigation > United States > History.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009817327006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introducing the litigants and the judge
  • The civil RICO complaint and settlement
  • IBT resistance and Judge Edelstein's resolve: July 1989--September 1992
  • Establishing new disciplinary machinery: July 1989--September 1992
  • An insurgent's triumph: the IBT's 1991 election
  • General President Carey and the IRB: 1992--1997
  • The 1996 election scandal
  • The emergence of James P. Hoffa
  • The 2001 election, the demise of project rise and the IRB's third term
  • The 2006 election, the IRB's fourth term and the lead up to the 2011
  • Election
  • Lessons, reflections and speculations.

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