Prince of the City: The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much - Hardcover

Daley, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395270960 ISBN 13: 9780395270967

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1978

Synopsis

This account of Detective Bob Leuci's anguish and nightmarish existence after he decided to testify in an investigation of corruption in the New York criminal-justice system lays bare the contradictions present in the system.

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Synopsis

In the early 1970's, the Federal Government undertook to investigate corruption penetrating the entire criminal justice system in New York, particularly the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) of the narcotics division of the New York Police Department. Young and enthusiastic detective Robert Leuci was chosen by federal prosecutors Rudolph Guliani, Maurice Nadjari, and Tom Puccio to probe this world of corruption as an undercover agent. Leuci had enjoyed a swift rise from patrolman to the rank of detective. He knew Frank Serpico and while he was sympathetic with Serpico he felt the corruption filtered down. The police were at the bottom of this food chain. This is the true story. Leuci helped put together corruption cases against lawyers, bail bondsmen, mob figures and some of his own. Leuci seemed perfectly suited to his special job. His cover was deep with only the Police Commissioner aware of his dual role.As team leader within the SIU, Leuci had access to all of the players in criminal justice from judges down. He walked a tightrope that made his life a nightmare. His life was in jeopardy from both sides.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395270960
• ISBN 13: 9780395270967
• Binding: Hardcover