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Masters of Paradise - Organised Crime and the Internal Revenue Service in the Bahamas (Hardcover)
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Masters of Paradise - Organised Crime and the Internal Revenue Service in the Bahamas (Hardcover)
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This is the story of organized crime's penetration of the islands
and the corruption of its high officials during the time The
Bahamas become politically independent of Great Britain. It
describes secret U.S. Internal Revenue Service operations aimed at
American criminals involved in Bahamian-based tax scams and similar
crimes. Block paints a devastating picture of a symbiotic
relationship among off-shore tax havens in The Bahamas,
sophisticated American criminals, and complacent public officials
in the United States. During the 1960s and 1970s, the I.R.S.
launched major investigations into American organized crime and the
subterranean economy of The Bahamas. Block's access to the private
papers of many of the key players in these affairs has given him a
unique perspective. He has uncovered details of crime, corruption,
and bureaucratic infighting within and among the U.S. Treasury and
Justice Departments that have been largely unrecognized by previous
researchers. Block shows how important links in the international
traffic in cocaine were forged in the Bahamas, in full view of
American officials. Masters of Paradise raises major questions
about American law enforcement officials' commitment to fighting
complex international crime during the 1960s and the 1970s. While
there have been other studies of tax havens, money laundering, and
offshore investigations, Block's access to information and his
grasp of its meaning is unique. Professionals interested in the
history and sociology of organized crime and the underground
economy will find this book eye-opening. General readers interested
in organized crime and political corruption will find it absorbing.
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