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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
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobs, James B.
Otros Autores: Cooperman, Kerry T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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 1998 Rerun Election and emerging dominance 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.