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Supermob:

How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers
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Bloomsbury Publishing, Dec 12, 2008 - History - 640 pages
Now in paperback, this is investigative reporter Gus Russo's most explosive book yet, the remarkable story of the "Supermob"-a cadre of men who, over the course of decades, secretly influenced nearly every aspect of American society. Presenting startling revelations about such famous members as Jules Stein, Joe Glaser, Ronald Reagan, Lew Wasserman, and John Jacob Factor-as well as infamous, low-profile members-Russo pulls the lid off of a half-century of criminal infiltration into American business, politics, and society. At the heart of it all is Sidney "The Fixer" Korshak, who from the 1940s until his death in the 1990s was not only the most powerful lawyer in the world, according to the FBI, but the enigmatic player behind countless twentieth-century power mergers, political deals, and organized crime chicaneries.

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Review: Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers

User Review  - Scott Finley - Goodreads

I felt much more favorably toward's Russo's book "The Outfit". A little too much innuendo in this one for my taste. Read full review

Review: Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers

User Review  - larry - Goodreads

Nicely done book about the life,times and connections of Sidney Korshak. Mob influence and connections to Chicago, LosAngeles and the movie business.....if you like Chicago mob books it is a must read! Read full review

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Gus Russo is the author of The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America and Live by the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK. He is an investigative reporter who has worked for various major television networks, including PBS, where he was a lead reporter for the award-winning Frontline series.

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