Gus Russo
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Gus G. Russo was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a Mafia
and John F. Kennedy assassination
researcher who was part of a team of researchers that worked on the 1993 Frontline Lee Harvey Oswald
documentary, "Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?," for PBS. Russo also wrote the book, Live By the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro
and the Death of JFK, that was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize
and was highly regarded by anti-conspiracy theorist media when it came out. He has also written books about the Chicago Outfit
and mob lawyer Sidney Korshak
. In The Outfit, Russo points out that while the Mafia is responsible for heinous crimes, they aren't the only "business" that engages in destructive and illegal activities. The Mafia's "upper world" counterparts, big business
, has been responsible for many crimes themselves (White collar crime) and have escaped punishment and still operate without being prosecuted.
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
and John F. Kennedy assassination
John F. Kennedy assassination
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas...
researcher who was part of a team of researchers that worked on the 1993 Frontline Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was, according to four government investigations,These were investigations by: the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Warren Commission , the House Select Committee on Assassinations , and the Dallas Police Department. the sniper who assassinated John F...
documentary, "Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?," for PBS. Russo also wrote the book, Live By the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
and the Death of JFK, that was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
and was highly regarded by anti-conspiracy theorist media when it came out. He has also written books about the Chicago Outfit
Chicago Outfit
The Chicago Outfit, also known as the Chicago Syndicate or Chicago Mob and sometimes shortened to simply the Outfit, is a crime syndicate based in Chicago, Illinois, USA...
and mob lawyer Sidney Korshak
Sidney Korshak
Sidney R. Korshak was a labor lawyer and "fixer" for businessmen in the upper echelons of power and the Chicago Outfit in the United States. His reputation as the Chicago mob's man in Los Angeles made him one of Hollywood's most fabled and influential fixers...
. In The Outfit, Russo points out that while the Mafia is responsible for heinous crimes, they aren't the only "business" that engages in destructive and illegal activities. The Mafia's "upper world" counterparts, big business
Big Business
Big business is a term used to describe large corporations, in either an individual or collective sense. The term first came into use in a symbolic sense subsequent to the American Civil War, particularly after 1880, in connection with the combination movement that began in American business at...
, has been responsible for many crimes themselves (White collar crime) and have escaped punishment and still operate without being prosecuted.
Russo's books
- Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers, by Gus Russo (2006)http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Supermob
- The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America, by Gus Russo (2003)http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781582342795&itm=1
- Gangsters and Goodfellas: The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run, by Henry Hill, Gus Russo (As Told to) (2004 {hardcoverHardcoverA hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
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- Live by the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK, by Gus Russo (1998)http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Live+by+the+Sword