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THE WITNESS IS THE ENEMY: PART TWO (END)
Donald Trump has a longstanding hatred of whistleblowers when they betray his crimes and follies. But he feels completely different about “flippers” when their revelations serve his interests. On July...
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BANKSTERS AND DRUGGIES
It’s a scene familiar to anyone who’s seen Scarface, the 1983 classic starring Al Pacino as a Cuban drug dealer who makes it big in the cocaine business. Tony Montana (Pacino) is holding court in his...
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A REALISTIC PORTRAYAL OF POLICE CORRUPTION—AND JUSTICE
Almost 40 years later, “Prince of the City” remains that rarity—a movie about big-city police that: Tells a dramatic (and true) story; and Offers serious truths about how police and prosecutors really...
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WHAT EMPLOYERS OFTEN MEAN BY “A TEAM PLAYER”: PART ONE (OF TWO)
Recruiters for corporate America routinely claim they’re looking for “a team player.” This sounds great—as though the corporation is seeking people who will get along with their colleagues and work to...
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WHAT EMPLOYERS OFTEN MEAN BY “A TEAM PLAYER”: PART TWO (END)
In 1959,, J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime director of the FBI, declared war on the Mafia. He set up a Top Hoodlum Program and encouraged his agents to use wiretapping and electronic surveillance...
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“DON’T EMBARRASS THE BUREAU–OR THE BUSINESS”
J. Edgar Hoover, the legendary director of the FBI, has been dead for almost 50 years. But his rule—“Don’t embarrass the Bureau”—is very much alive and well in corporate America. In 1959,...
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WHEN TYRANTS FACE RETRIBUTION: PART ONE (OF TWO)
Tyrants know they lack legitimate authority–and so they must live behind armed guards and high fences. They constantly fear being overthrown–or killed. “It was only years later, when I was imprisoned...
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WHEN TYRANTS FACE RETRIBUTION: PART TWO (END)
The United States Marshals Service is now charged with protecting the nine Justices who comprise the Supreme Court of the United States. Deputy U.S. marshals have had decades of experience in...
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TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT COPS AND DRUGS
It’s a movie that appeared in 1981—making it, for those born in 2000, an oldie. And it wasn’t a blockbuster, being yanked out of theaters almost as soon as it arrived. Yet Prince of the City remains...
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“DON’T EMBARRASS THE BUREAU–OR THE BUSINESS”
J. Edgar Hoover, the legendary director of the FBI, has been dead for 50 years. But his rule—“Don’t embarrass the Bureau”—is very much alive and well in corporate America. In 1959, Hoover—against his...
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