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Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football Hardcover – August 1, 1989

by Dan E. Moldea (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
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A controversial expose+a7, the subject of a extensive legal battle between the author and The New York Times, traces the influence of organized crime on the National Football League and such players as O. J. Simpson. Original. IP.
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  2. Print length
    512 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    William Morrow & Co
  5. Publication date
    August 1, 1989
  6. ISBN-10
    068808303X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0688083038
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow & Co; First Edition (August 1, 1989)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 068808303X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0688083038
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.93 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 91 ratings

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Dan E. Moldea

Dan E. Moldea

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A specialist on organized-crime and political-corruption investigations since 1974, best-selling author and independent investigative journalist Dan E. Moldea has published ten nonfiction books: The Hoffa Wars: Teamsters, Rebels, Politicians, and the Mob (1978); The Hunting of Cain: A True Story of Money, Greed, and Fratricide (1983); Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob (1986); Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football (1989); The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means, and Opportunity (1995); Evidence Dismissed: The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O.J. Simpson (with Tom Lange and Philip Vannatter, 1997); A Washington Tragedy: How the Death of Vincent Foster Ignited a Political Firestorm (1998); his memoir, Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer: Adventures in the Jungles of Crime, Politics, and Journalism (2013); Hollywood Confidential: A True Story of Wiretapping, Friendship, and Betrayal (2018). and Money, Politics, and Corruption in U.S. Higher Education: The Stories of Whistleblowers (2020).

See the first chapters of all of Moldea’s books at http://www.moldea.com/guerrilla.html.

He is currently writing his eleventh nonfiction book.

Moldea's website is at http://www.moldea.com.

His personal blog is at http://www.moldea.com/CGW-blog.pdf.

Moldea has lectured about crime, politics, and journalism at over 100 colleges and universities throughout the United States. To book a lecture with him, please go to http://www.moldea.com/lectures.html. (The Jodi Solomon Speakers Bureau)

Since 1998, Moldea, a registered private investigator, has also worked as an independent-investigative consultant, participating in a wide variety of breathtaking and mind-blowing capers.

Specialties: True crime, focusing on organized crime and political corruption.

Moldea's website is www.moldea.com. His Twitter account is @DanMoldea. He is also on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Michael J. Duberstein
5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT THIS SUPPRESSED BOOK WILL AMAZE & SHOCK YOU!
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2022
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First, Dan Moldea is one of this country’s best and most talented investigative writers.
This is one of his best efforts.
But not if you read the New York Times.
Its reviewer wrote a devastating put-down of “Interference”—a review that the Columbia Journalism Review’s Christopher Hanson noted:
“After comparing what the book says with what the [New York Times] review says, one might conclude that [the reviewer] some distance from Pulitzer territory”
Moldea sued the NYT for libel, won an initial decision that Legal Times said “will most likely prompt book reviewers to do more factual homework, a habit the First Amendment cherishes”.
Unfortunately, for most of us, the decision was reversed at the end.
Okay, then, what’s “Interference” all about??
Simply put, The Mob, gambling and criminals who are dotted throughout NFL history.
And, at the time of its publication, the owners were dead set about even mentioning the term “gambling” even though so many of them, as Moldea points out in this very detailed references,, had more than nodding acquaintances with it and its purveyors.
What’s changed, of course, is now the owners are reaping big dough from legal gambling companies.
Moldea north’s that enormity of gambling on the NFL back when the book was published even then was greater than total league revenues.
Now, it’s all a bit weird,. Bettors can wager about anything and everything.
Read this book if you’re interested in a different take on the league’s history, one that’s a far cry from the whitewashed version we’re used to.
And,, by the way, Moldea is an entertaining author, another reason to find this fine book.
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Patrick Meehan
5.0 out of 5 stars Conditions
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023
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Good used book represented and delivered as excellent condition.
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Aesadai
4.0 out of 5 stars It Makes the Case for Sure
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2013
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Very good information on the subject at hand. Just loses one star because I think it falls short of making all the connections beyond organized crime. If you want to learn about the shadiness that was never revealed about the OJ Simpson case check out:  When Prosecutors Attack!: OJ Simpson, Roderick Scott, George Zimmerman - Baseless Government Attacks and the Media That Lets It Happen

There you can learn about how organized crime was connected to Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Its a great and absorbing read.
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Steve Chilimidos
5.0 out of 5 stars Interference.
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2012
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Mr. moldea,what's do'in. In my opinion it's hard to believe that there are so few good men out there that claim to specialize in researching, investigating,and last but not least putting it in a book. No other book, not even the Washington Post, New york Magazines, the Dallas Morning News, and so on, can compare. I don't think for a minute these men in the NFL, the same men who helped this country from not becoming a third world country, have had there feelings hurt. The one's that have, well let me just say, my father once said to me--"son, it's not what you do, it's how you do it." Dan Moldea --if you hurt any bodys feelings, maybe it was some of the colleges. This book is a master piece--Five stars! My father just retired from 50 years of being an officer of the law. In the early 60's he started the CHP Auto Theft Divison in Sacramento. By 1969 he had written the CHP'S Harley Davidson Motorcycle Identifcation Theft book. In the 1970s he got his master's and doctorate degree.
My father had close friends in the underworld. Guys like, lonesome, sonny, tiny. than there was J. Fratianno, bump,-sd and so on. Dad.said,it's not just what Moldea.did, but how he did it. CHILI,
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Edward Liiv
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing review of the NFL history.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022
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The author pulls no punches about the relationship between sports and gambling. The only thing missing is how the NFL is allowed to attain "non profit" tax status.
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Bruce Maybee
4.0 out of 5 stars I loved these stars as a kid and it is somewhat ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2014
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I loved these stars as a kid and it is somewhat disconcerting to find out about their shady dealing. This man knows what he is talking about. Shines a light on the problems with the NFL then and possibly for the NFL now. Fact filled to say the least this book should be on every footballer lovers shelf.
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mr happy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great football history/mob book
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011
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I read this book 10-12 years ago and it was great,lost it and took a year searching amazon to remember title,If you love football,if you love gambling on football
if you love vegas folklore,or if love true mob stories aka"casino" then this book is for you, for the price of shipping you can have a way cool book that is really hard to put down and even harder to remember the title if you lose it.3 thumbs up!
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Rob
4.0 out of 5 stars Very insightful
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011
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This is an interesting account of what has gone on behind the scenes of professional football. The author provides an assortment of stories and accounts that the NFL has largely kept from the public.

It is not exactly an easy read, but insightful, nonetheless.
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Tommie T
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent account, but overly long
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2023
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It is an interesting book, as it covers material that no one else will. However, it is overly long and repetitive and could have used a good editing! Nevertheless I value the book in any case.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Old book, but seems quite relevant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2014
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So many unanswered questions about Mafia influence that are never get solved, or whose investigation, for obvious reasons dies and the public never hears about it. Even though, there was a myth that Guliani dealt with Mafia back in the 90s, it would be fascinating to hear if NFL influence by the mafia is still as bad as it seemed in this book. It must be... the De Bartolos still own the 49ers and Saints. There are not many changes in NFL ownership... and gambling continues to be in the news, and nobody seems to condemn it anymore. If there are any other books out there with an author who is willing to corageously pursuit the facts of these stories... then I would be happy to read their works! On the contrary, if the facts are that Mafia influence has gone away, I'd be happy to read about those facts, too.
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