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Crooked Brooklyn : taking down corrupt judges, dirty politicians, killers, and body snatchers
- Title
- Crooked Brooklyn : taking down corrupt judges, dirty politicians, killers, and body snatchers / Michael Vecchione and Jerry Schmetterer.
- Author
- Vecchione, Michael.
- Publication
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2015.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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- Additional Authors
- Schmetterer, Jerry.
- Description
- viii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "From 2001 to 2013, Mike Vecchione was chief of the Rackets Division in the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, which was the largest urban prosecution agency in the country. Vecchione grappled with organized crime and dirty politicians, during which he supervised, investigated, and prosecuted major felony cases. Crooked Brooklyn is a gritty story of corruption, greed and law enforcement. Vecchione navigated a political minefield and expertly rose to the judicial challenges of directing investigations into a wide variety of crimes, from bribe-taking judges to cold-blooded killers. He was responsible for taking down: three state Supreme Court judges; one of the most powerful political bosses in the country; two cops who worked as assassins for the Mafia; a State Assemblywoman; a corrupt oral surgeon who was secretly selling bones from the recently deceased to medical supply companies. Unbelievable and unforgettable, Crooked Brooklyn is filled with characters and stories ripped straight from the tabloids, great for fans who enjoy Law & Order, readers of true crime and those hungry for details about the system that keeps us safe"--
- "From 2001 to 2013, Mike Vecchione was chief of the Rackets Division in the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, which was the largest urban prosecution agency in the country. Vecchione grappled with organized crime and dirty politicians, during which he supervised, investigated, and prosecuted major felony cases. Crooked Brooklyn is a gritty story of corruption, greed and law enforement. Vecchione navigated a political minefield and expertly rose to the judicial challenges of directing investigations into a wide variety of crimes, from bribe-taking judges to cold-blooded killers. He was responsible for taking down: - Three state Supreme Court judges - One of the most powerful political bosses in the country - Two cops who worked as assassins for the Mafia - A State Assemblywoman - A corrupt oral surgeon who was secretly selling bones from the recently deceased to medical supply companies Unbelievable and unforgettable, Crooked Brooklyn is filled with characters and stories ripped straight from the tabloids, great for fans who enjoy Law & Order, readers of true crime and those hungry for details about the system that keeps us safe"--
- Subject
- 2000 - 2099
- TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement
- Political corruption > New York (State) > Kings County > History > 21st century
- Judicial corruption > New York (State) > Kings County > History > 21st century
- Organized crime > New York (State) > Kings County > History > 21st century
- Law enforcement > New York (State) > Kings County > History > 21st century
- Judicial corruption
- Law enforcement
- Organized crime
- Political corruption
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > History > 21st century
- New York (State) > Kings County
- New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn
- Genre/Form
- True crime stories.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Someone wants me dead -- Two murdered cops -- Good to be back -- Death of an angel -- The sleeping judge -- Nothing beats a good cigar! -- "Just another kind of bling-bling" -- He needed just twelve more votes -- Crying in court -- Let's go to the videotape -- Build me a house ... in Queens -- Dealing with the devil -- A visit with Lucifer -- Medical terrorism.
- Call Number
- IRM (Brooklyn) 15-6811
- ISBN
- 9781250065186
- 1250065186
- LCCN
- 2015029773
- OCLC
- 898419032
- Author
- Vecchione, Michael.
- Title
- Crooked Brooklyn : taking down corrupt judges, dirty politicians, killers, and body snatchers / Michael Vecchione and Jerry Schmetterer.
- Publisher
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2015.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 2000 - 2099
- Added Author
- Schmetterer, Jerry.
- Research Call Number
- IRM (Brooklyn) 15-6811