Download or read book Mobsters Unions and Feds written by James B Jacobs and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This worthy successor to Gotham Unbound . . . is an exhaustive . . . survey of the grip La Cosa Nostra has exerted on the country's most powerful unions.” –Publishers Weekly Nowhere in the world has organized crime infiltrated the labor movement as effectively as in the United States. Yet the government, the AFL-CIO, and the civil liberties community all but ignored the situation for most of the twentieth century. Since 1975, however, the FBI, Department of Justice, and the federal judiciary have relentlessly battled against labor racketeering, even in some of the nation's most powerful unions. Mobsters, Unions, and Feds is the first book to document organized crime's exploitation of organized labor and the massive federal cleanup effort. A renowned criminologist who for twenty years has been assessing the government's attack on the Mafia, James B. Jacobs explains how Cosa Nostra families first gained a foothold in the labor movement, then consolidated their power through patronage, fraud, and violence and finally used this power to become part of the political and economic power structure of twentieth century urban America. Since FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's death in 1972, federal law enforcement has aggressively investigated and prosecuted labor racketeers, as well as utilized the civil remedies provided for by the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) statute to impose long-term court-supervised remedial trusteeships on mobbed-up unions. There have been some impressive victories, including substantial progress toward liberating the four most racketeer-ridden national unions from the grip of organized crime, but victory cannot yet be claimed. “A must read book for anyone interested in the problem of union corruption and what to do about it.” —Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Download or read book Mobsters and Thugs written by Olindo Romeo Chiocca and published by Guernica Editions. This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an intriguing and humorous book that compiles over 200 underworld quotes from over 60 different gangsters, their women, lawyers, victims, and the politicians they owned. From the early Black Hand to prohibition and onto the creation of the National Crime Syndicate and Murder Inc., each quote and its accompanying historical caption give a fascinating look at the men and women who were involved in creating one of the largest and most powerful revenue-generating organisations in North America.

Download or read book Mobsters Unions and Feds written by James B. Jacobs and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to document organized labor and the massive federal clean-up effort.

Download or read book Gangsters Outlaws and Mobsters A Missouri History of Twentieth Century Crimes and Criminals written by David True and published by Acclaim Press. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When people think of organized crime, the cities of Chicago, Las Vegas, and New York come to mind, but the state of Missouri has produced a long list of high profile criminals known across the nation. In fact, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, and Fred "Killer" Burke--all high on the FBI's most wanted list--had ties to the state. In Gangsters, Outlaws and Mobsters - A Missouri History of Twentieth Century Crimes and Criminals, retired ATF agent and author David True details the true stories of the state's most notorious criminals. Missouri native David True, who grew up in the shadow of the St. Louis underworld, has compiled an exhaustive list of Missouri's most notorious criminals based upon three decades of research and insider knowledge from investigating gangland crimes and criminals. Read Gangsters, Outlaws and Mobsters and see the dark side of Missouri too disturbing to be discussed in travel guides!

Download or read book Mobsters and Gangsters written by Editors of Life and published by Life. This book was released on 2002-11-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gangsters. The Mob. The Mafia. John Dillinger. Lucky Lucchese. Al Capone. The Untouchables. John Gotti. The Chin. Don Corleone. Tony Soprano. In real life, in literature, in movies and television, no saga has so gripped the American consciousness and imagination as gangsters and the war on crime. On the streets and on the big and small screens, the mob world has made for vivid pictures and unimaginable stories, and for nearly 70 years, LIFE has been there to chronicle all the action and mayhem. From the all-too-real Naked City photography of the legendary Weegee to the brilliant depictions of Francis Ford Coppola's films, the story of the Mafia will be revealed in this exciting, gripping book.Note the infamous photographs from inside the speakeasies, from inside the cells, from inside the government's investigations and from the backlots of productions ranging from Cagney's "Public Enemy" to HBO's "Sopranos".LIFE takes on the mafia and brings it to you in this stunning pictorial hardcover as no other publisher can.

Download or read book Mobsters In Our Midst The Kansas City Crime Family written by William Ouseley and published by . This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the rise and fall of Kansas City's longest-reigning mob boss, Nick Civella, and his powerful crime family, as told by the FBI agent who helped bring down Civella and his cronies. The book includes never-before-published detail of the crimes and investigations that led to the demise of Civella mob rule. The book also features 20 pages of archival photographs.

Download or read book Relentless written by Jerold L Zimmerman and published by Willowcroft Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn essential economic principles to improve your company's performance from the least likely of organizations: organized crime.

Download or read book Gangsters vs Nazis written by Michael Benson and published by Citadel. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback! The stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the years leading to WWII—and the fearless Jewish gangsters and crime families who joined forces to fight back. With an intense cinematic style, acclaimed nonfiction crime author Michael Benson reveals the thrilling role of Jewish mobsters like Bugsy Siegel in stomping out the terrifying tide of Nazi sympathizers during the 1930s and 1940s. As Adolph Hitler rose to power in 1930s Germany, a growing wave of fascism began to take root on American soil. Nazi activists started to gather in major American cities, and by 1933, there were more than one-hundred anti-Semitic groups operating openly in the United States. Few Americans dared to speak out or fight back—until an organized resistance of notorious Jewish mobsters (Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, Red Levine, and others) waged their own personal war against the Nazis in their midst, gangland-style . . . Packed with surprising, little-known facts, graphic details, and unforgettable personalities, Gangsters vs. Nazis chronicles the mob’s most ruthless tactics in taking down fascism—inspiring ordinary Americans to join them in their fight. The book culminates in one of the most infamous events of the pre-war era—the 1939 Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden—in which law-abiding citizens stood alongside hardened criminals to fight against the Nazis for the soul of America. This is the story of the mob that’s rarely told—one of the most fascinating chapters in American history and American organized crime.

Download or read book So You Want to Be a Mobster written by John Sialiano and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mob know-it-all and popular New York City radio jock Goumba Johnny gives readers everywhere the lowdown on what it takes to be a wiseguy. Illustrated.

Download or read book Mobsters written by Tonny Rizzo and published by JG Press. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divided into three distinct eras in the history of organized crime, the lives of thirty of America's greatest and worst mobsters are detailed.

Download or read book Mobsters I Have Known and Loved written by Frances McKee and published by . This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Frances McKee, a former Marine, was a first-year history teacher, young wife, and mother of two little ones living in San Francisco in 1961, she never imagined that in a few months she would become the darling of the New Jersey Mob. It all came about when she couldn't accompany her Marine husband to Okinawa and had to return to Long Branch, New Jersey to live with her mother. As fate would have it, a waitress at the Landmark Hotel needed someone to take part of her shift. Frances took the job there and later at the Surf Lounge in June 1962, intending to work for fourteen months, but ended up staying for fourteen years. The Surf Lounge at the time was run by James "Skippy" Faye and Pat Simonetti, son-in-law of Vito "Don Vito" Genovese, the reputed "vice lord of America." Although Simonetti was not part of the Mob, it was only natural that The Surf would earn the reputation of being a Mob hangout. Mobsters I Have Known & Loved is not another chronicle of crimes committed by the Mob, but a lighthearted memoir of the Mob's fun, pranks, humor, and good deeds. Although Frances endeared herself to several mobsters, one in particular stole her heart - Anthony "Little Pussy" Russo, who inspired her to write this book. Mobsters I Have Known & Loved is Frances McKee's first book.

Download or read book Mobsters for the Holidays written by Beth Mathison and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the most inept crime family you're ever likely to run across! Although they aim to perform on the same level of some of the best Mafia families...well...they never QUITE reach their goal and things usually end up with hilarious consequences. From meddling mothers and cupcakes to illegal fireworks and potato salad these stories will be sure to keep you laughing out loud all year long! Included in this collection are these short stories to make your holidays more fun: A Mobster's Recipe for Cupcakes: A Valentine's Day Story A Mobster's Toast to St. Patrick's Day A Mobster's Menu for Mother's Day Brunch A Mobster's Gift on Father's Day A Mobster's Independence Day Picnic A Mobster's Guide to Cranberry Sauce

Download or read book The Mobster s Lament written by Ray Celestin and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Axeman's Jazz, Ray Celestin's gripping third book, The Mobster's Lament, follows a gangster's last chance to escape the clutches of New York's mafia families, but as a blizzard descends on NYC, a ruthless serial killer is tracking his every move. New York, 1947. Mob fixer Gabriel Leveson’s plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by ‘the boss of all bosses’, Frank Costello. But while he's busy looking, he doesn't notice who's watching him . . . Meanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbot’s son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves. Whilst across town, Ida’s childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . . Both a gripping neo-noir crime novel and a vivid, panoramic portrait of New York, The Mobster's Lament takes you to the heart of a city where the Mob has risen to the height of its powers. Complete the City Blues Quartet with Sunset Swing.

Download or read book Gangsters Up North written by Robert Knapp and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mobfiles written by George Anastasia and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of some of Philadelphia Inquirer reporter George Anastasia's best work, told from street level and often based on insights provided by investigators, prosecutors, and the mobsters themselves.

Download or read book Young Mobsters written by Bryant Keith and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its the mid eighties and they call him ColoDog, born in Chicago as Columbus George. His name is too distinctive, to be a working criminal in the hood. He needed a handle for street guys. He falls in with a group of thieves and killers on 169th St, and created havoc. All of the boys have two commonalities. No father in the household, facing hard lifes decisions and fallen dreams. Columbus family and some friends dont trust him, because hes has the thief tag. Colo doesnt steal from family and friends. Colo knows the numbers. He knows growing up Black, doesnt put life odds in your favor. His parent kicked him out. Now hes living in snake alley in his broken down car. He goes to his street family, family for help, GDs and BDs mothers looked out.. He wakes from his wickedness when Mrs. Bilkins who lives on Calumet, foretells his future. She sees him being a bum or in jail. He could sell dope, but the dope man wont let him. The dope man is Mrs. Bilkins son. ColoDogs weed game will not provide housing, food and clothes. He entertains going down a pathway he said hed never go! Let see what Colo does, while facing broken dreams, tragedies and strife? He still has an enormous will, to survive his predicament. He goes to Yahweh for his answers!!!

Download or read book Outlaws Mobsters and Murderers written by Diana Claitor and published by BDD Promotional Books Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first half of the book, entitled The villains, you will meet outlaws such as Jesse and Frank James, Butch Cassidy, Billy the Kid, John Dillinger, Charles "Lucky" Luciano and many more. The second half, entitled The deeds, describes the exploits of well-known outlaws and mobsters and profiles 20 crimes that shocked the United States