Breaking the Devil's Pact: The Battle to Free the Teamsters from the Mob
- ISBN-10
- 0814743668
- ISBN-13
- 9780814743669
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 310
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Authors
- James B. Jacobs, Kerry T. Cooperman
Description
"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 the mafia, Giuliani asserted that the union and organized-crime defendants had formed a devil's pact. He charged the IBT leaders with allowing their organized-crime cronies to use the union as a profit center in exchange for the mobsters' political support and a share of the spoils of corruption. On the eve of what would have been one of the most explosive trials in organized-crime and labor history, the Department of Justice and the Teamsters settled. (strong)Breaking the Devil's Pact(/strong) traces the fascinating history of U.S. v. IBT, beginning with Giuliani's controversial lawsuit and continuing with in-depth analysis of the ups and downs of an unprecedented remedial effort involving the Department of Justice, the federal courts, the court-appointed officers (including former FBI and CIA director William Webster and former U.S. attorney general Benjamin Civiletti), and the IBT itself. Now more than 22 years old and spanning over 5 election cycles, U.S. v. IBT is the most important labor case in the last half century, one of the most significant organized crime cases of all time, and one of the most ambitious judicial organizational reform efforts in U.S. history. (strong)Breaking the Devil's Pact(/strong) is a penetrating examination of the potential and limits of court-supervised organizational reform in the context of systemic corruption and racketeering"--
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2011-10-01
- 310 pages
- Paperback
- NYU Press
Similar books
-
The Devils' Alliance: Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941
By Roger MoorhouseIn The Devils' Alliance, acclaimed historian Roger Moorhouse explores the causes and implications of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, an unholy covenant whose creation and dissolution were crucial turning points in World War II. Forged by the German ...
-
Ron Carey and the Teamsters: How a UPS Driver Became the Greatest Union Reformer of the 20th Century by Putting...
By Ken Reiman... Breaking the Devil's Pact , 93 ; Zeller , Devil's Pact , 316 . Interview with Sylvester . Interview with Burke ; Crowe , Collision , 214 . Crowe , Collision , 214-16 . 65. Ibid . , 217 . 66 . 67 . 68 . 69 . 70 . 71 . 72 . 73 . Ibid ...
-
Midnight with the Devil
By Emma CastleHe's sexy as sin and hotter than hell and--oh wait.
-
Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union
By Richard KreitnerThe novel and fiery thesis of Break It Up is simple: The United States has never lived up to its name—and never will.
-
The Devil and Daniel Webster
By Stephen Vincent BenétHaving promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain.
-
Listen To Me Satan!: Keys for breaking the devil's grip and bringing revival to your world
By Carlos AnnacondiaWhen they announced in 1996 that Carlos Annacondia was going to hold a crusade in my city, I got ready to work as an assistant in the service of the Lord. A few nights before the crusade started, I told God that I wanted to be a good ...
-
The Devil's End
By D. A. FowlerFOR SEVENTY YEARS, HE HAS WAITED...In Sharon Vallery, at teen slumber parties and around campfires, the story is told.
-
The Devil's Signature: The Abiding Pact
By Jane Elend- Mystery, comedy, romance, action, thriller - dive into the mixture of chaos and enjoy it! Warning: this book is intended for adults and contains sexual scenes, violence, strong language, contains elements of racism and homophobia.
-
A Deal with the Devil
By Elizabeth O'RoarkHayes Flynn is an arrogant jerk known best for his Scotch habit and the way he spreads his British "charm" all over Hollywood, never with the same woman twice.
-
Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact
By John CornwellAn eye-opening account of the rise of science in Germany through to Hitler’s regime, and the frightening Nazi experiments that occurred during the Reich A shocking account of Nazi science, and a compelling look at the the dramatic rise of ...