Double Deal: The Inside Story of Murder, Unbridled Corruption, and the Cop Who Was a Mobster
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061030481 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Now Corbitt breaks that silence, holding back nothing–including the account of his personal involvement in the brutal murder of the wife of Chicago mob attorney Alan Masters. Corbitt's luck turned when he was indicted on charges of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder. Although there was a mob contract on his life and he was facing a 20–year jail sentence, he refused to testify against organised crime figures under the witness protection programme, maintaining instead the Mafioso's code of silence – until his release from prison. By the time Corbitt was appointed chief of police, he'd also moved up the Outfit's ranks and was living the high life of a respected mobster. An expose of organised crime and its unholy alliance with world leaders, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement, Double Deal is a 40–year saga told with unflinching honesty by mob
From Publishers Weekly This is a fast-paced inside look at the workings of the Chicago-based organized crime syndicate and its national and international dealings, by a highly decorated former Illinois police officer who spent his entire law enforcement career working for the Mob. in the 1970s and 1980s. Giancana captures Corbitt's eye for the sleazy details of Mob life, such as the time he sees "half a million in loose diamonds" wrapped in a brown paper bag on the front seat of Momo's car, "looking like a ham sandwich." But the heart of the book is Corbitt's description of the mysterious figure of Hy Larner, who, along with Meyer Lansky, controlled organized crime in the U.S. Corbitt's first-hand accounts of Larner's dealings with shady figures like Lansky, the Shah of Iran and Manuel Noriega, as well as with agents of the Israeli government, the Mossad and the CIA, pr
"Double Deal - book review" according to John Najarian. Seller was great, fast low price (book & shipping).Book is great, provides huge insight into the corruption of local and federal gvt and international mafia dealings. A true eye opener.. barbara galka said double deal. i couldn't put the book down! I live close to this suburb and i can believe what was going on.. BodyBibleAuthor said Very Interesting True Story About Corrupt Cops and Politicians and Mob. I read this book after a friend lent it to me. It was not from Amazon. I thought it was very interesting. Especially because I am familiar with the area in and around the western suburbs of Chicago, where these events took place. But Ive read books about NYC and elsewhere that are equally interesting so I do