"John Gotti's downfall is one of the five major criminal and civil
cases cited in Busting the Mob which illustrate the grand strategy
devised by the Federal Government to cripple, if not destroy,
America's entrenched Mafia groups. . . Jacobs believes it is
premature to prepare an obituary for America's Mob families."
-Times Literary Supplement "In Busting the Mob, Jacobs proves that
sound historical and analytical criminology are not incompatible
with entertaining-often gripping-narrative." -Freda Adler, Rutgers
University, Former President, American Society of Criminology
"Busting the Mob by Jim Jacobs is both enlightening and
entertaining. It is immensely refreshing that at long last
scholarship, as distinct from sensationalism, comes to the analysis
of Organized Crime-and scholarship with a sprightly style." -Norval
Morris, Professor of Law and Criminology, University of Chicago
"Busting the Mob is a must read on organized crime for academics,
prosecutors, and concerned citizens, in particular because it
includes the text of primary material: indictments, trial
testimony, etc." -G. Robert Blakey, Professor, Notre Dame Law
School, author of Rico, the federal anti-racketeering statue
"Jacobs quotes . . . verbatim trial testimony and bugged
conversations. . . . T]renchant materials for budding prosecutors
and investigators." -Times Literary Supplement "Essential and
readable." -Choice "For those non-believers who refuse to
acknowledge the chicanery engaged in by the mob, Busting the Mob
makes a compelling case. . . . The most definitive analysis of the
government's war against the mob. A superb piece of research."
-Frederick T. Martens, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Crime
Commission Since Prohibition, the Mafia has captivated the media
and, indeed, the American imagination. From Al Capone to John
Gotti, organized crime bosses have achieved notoriety as anti-
heroes in popular culture. In practice, organized crime grew strong
and wealthy by supplying illicit goods and services and by
obtaining control over labor unions and key industries. Despite, or
perhaps because of, its power and high profile, Cosa Nostra faced
little opposition from law enforcement. Yet, in the last 15 years,
the very foundations of the mob have been shaken, its bosses
imprisoned, its profits diminished, and its influence badly
weakened. In this vivid and dramatic book, James B. Jacobs,
Christopher Panarella, and Jay Worthington document the
government's relentless attack on organized crime. The authors
present an overview of the forces and events that led in the 1980s
to the most successful organized crime control initiatives in
American history. Enlisting trial testimony, secretly taped
conversations, court documents, and depositions, they document five
landmark cases, representing the most important organized crime
prosecutions of the modern era-Teamsters Local 560, The Pizza
Connection, The Commission, the International Teamsters, and the
prosecution of John Gotti. James B. Jacobs is Professor of Law and
Director of the Center for Research in Crime and Justice at New
York University. Among his books are Drunk Driving and Corruption
and Racketeering in the New York City Construction Industry. Chris
Panarella and Jay Worthington are Fellows at Center for Research in
Crime and Justice at New York University.
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