Mob nemesis: how the FBI crippled organized crime
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Published:
Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2002.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status:
Ashland Adult Nonfiction
364.1 GRI
Description
While J. Edgar Hoover was denying that there was such a thing as organized crime, in the forties, fifties, and sixties the mob was busy forming powerful syndicates in many northeastern cities. This book tells the fascinating, first-hand story of how FBI Special Agent Joe Griffin, with the help of a team of courageous professionals, succeeded through dogged determination and uncanny street smarts to convict major La Cosa Nostra leaders in Buffalo, Cleveland, Rochester, and Youngstown.
Forget Hollywood's version of the mafia; this is the real inside story from a man who observed the day-by-day behavior of these "instinctual killers" and for whom "it was a matter of principle to destroy them." FBI Medal of Valor recipient Joe Griffin, with the help of writer/researcher Don DeNevi, provides intimate details of mob intrigue, drug deals, gambling rings, hits, bloody gangland wars, and even a plot to plant a "mole" in the Cleveland FBI office.
All the more fascinating because it's true, Mob Nemesis is an engrossing story of the underworld from a man who took them on and won.
Forget Hollywood's version of the mafia; this is the real inside story from a man who observed the day-by-day behavior of these "instinctual killers" and for whom "it was a matter of principle to destroy them." FBI Medal of Valor recipient Joe Griffin, with the help of writer/researcher Don DeNevi, provides intimate details of mob intrigue, drug deals, gambling rings, hits, bloody gangland wars, and even a plot to plant a "mole" in the Cleveland FBI office.
All the more fascinating because it's true, Mob Nemesis is an engrossing story of the underworld from a man who took them on and won.
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Ashland Adult Nonfiction
364.1 GRI
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Jul 25, 2023
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1573929190
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Nonfiction.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Griffin, J., & DeNevi, D. (2002). Mob nemesis: how the FBI crippled organized crime. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Griffin, Joe, 1939- and Don DeNevi. 2002. Mob Nemesis: How the FBI Crippled Organized Crime. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Griffin, Joe, 1939- and Don DeNevi, Mob Nemesis: How the FBI Crippled Organized Crime. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2002.
MLA Citation (style guide)Griffin, Joe and Don DeNevi. Mob Nemesis: How the FBI Crippled Organized Crime. Amherst, NY, Prometheus Books, 2002.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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