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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jacobs, James B.
Other Authors:	Cooperman, Kerry T.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : NYU Press, [2011]
Subjects:	International Brotherhood of Teamsters > Trials, litigation, etc. United States. > Department of Justice. > Trials, litigation, etc. LAW / Criminal Law / General. LAW / General. Organized crime investigation > United States > History. Labor unions > Corrupt practices > United States > History. Racketeering > United States > History. Mafia trials > United States. Giuliani, Rudolph W. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

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.