He was born in akron, ohio, on 27th february, 1950. He is the author of books about the rise and fall of jimmy hoffa, the contract killing of an ohio businessman, the mafias penetration of hollywood, and its influence on professional football. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Review of dan moldeas confessions of a guerilla writer. That judgment has not diminished after reading his memoirs confessions of a guerrilla writer. Dan moldea on the nfl, the mafia and fixed games 1989. He sifted through the clippings and the fbi reports. He is the author of books about the rise and fall of jimmy hoffa, the contract. He mentions the evidence of extra bullets, the muzzle distance problem, the girl in the polka dot dress which, incredibly, he considered a red herring etc. How organized crime influences professional football forbidden bookshelf book 3 ebook. The above incident raises some questions about moldea s methods and approach which go to the heart of his book. Author ten nonfiction books and investigative consultant.
Moldea is an investigative journalist and the author of the book interference. The nfl, from its inception, had mob ties all over the freaking place. The great keith olbermann interviews crime reporter dan moldea about the updated 2014 rerelease of his 1989 book, interference. Moldea s email address, contact information, linkedin, twitter, other social media and more. On page 308 of dan moldea s book interference he lists over 70 nfl games that have been fixed and includes the names of the 2 referees involved in fixing those games. The files include research on hoffa wars, dark victory. Dan moldea investigative journalism collection consists of research files for four of dan moldea s books. The rise and fall of jimmy hoffa forbidden bookshelf book 12 ebook. How organized crime influences professional football interference, in which he. The nfl went out of their way, as a smear campaign, to destroy that book, tuohy said.
Dan moldea was born on february 27, 1950, in akron, ohio, usa. The oldline mob guys recognize the danger of trying to fix one game and destroying the whole structure. Moldea makes in interference to explain how organized crime and the n. Spencer overton says we need vision and solutions for the critical topic of racially charged violence in his response to tanehisi coatess new book on the topic as we near the 40 th anniversary of jimmy hoffas disappearance, investigative journalist in organized crime and political corruption dan moldea. Moldea, for decades the national football league has had a strong and unspoken understanding with a dangerous institution. Moldea provides a blowbyblow account of his bloody battle with the times as well as an explosive update that chronicles newly exposed connections between the nfl and organized crime.
Interference and millions of other books are available for instant access. He graduated from the university of akron in 1973 before going onto postgraduate work in history at kent state university. Kennedy, participated in a recent television special on. After following dan moldea s career for over thirty years i. The longrunning but secret alliance of pro football and gambling has been chronicled thoroughly in the book interference. Former allpro defensive back bernie parrish, an author of a 1971 book critical of the nfl whose playing career spanned from 1959 to 1966, told me, sure. This page is automatically generated based on what facebook users are interested in, and not affiliated with or. You might get your belief system shattered on that classic super bowl iii guarantee, for one. In his classic expose, interference, moldea bares the dark, sordid underbelly of americas favorite professional team sport, revealing a nest of corruption that the league has largely ignored since its inception. Moldea is a former president of washington independent writers.
They make their ten percent commission on losing bets, so, as long as their bookmakers balance their books, what the hell do they care which team wins or loses. Ronald reagan, mca, and the mob, the killing of robert f. After he lost the first round, his case was taken up in 1994 by the washington, d. Moldea moldea, an investigative journalist, sued the new york. How organized crime influences professional football interference, in which he argues that the national football league nfl is tainted by connections to organized crime and professional gambling.
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Moldea, a specialist on organizedcrime investigations since 1974, bestselling author, and independent journalist, has published eight nonfiction books. He is the author of books about the rise and fall of jimmy hoffa, the contract killing of an ohio businessman, the mafias p. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Moldea, a registered private investigator, has worked as an independentinvestigative consultant, participating in a wide variety of breathtaking and mindblowing capers. Interference how organized crime influences professional football. In fact, if you really want your illusions blown about the nfl, and especially its origins, go read dan moldea s book interference.
Author dan moldea is a fraud with intelligence connections fourteen years ago, while still a starving writer, i wrote an article for hustler about a military intelligence neerdowell named neil livingston, who was kidnapping children for pay at the time. Moldea born february 27, 1950 is a bestselling author and investigative journalist who has reported on organized crime and political corruption since 1974. In interference, dan moldea has assembled a catalogue of all the nasty allegations. Moldea starts by giving the usual evidence of conspiracy as known in 1995. How organized crime influences professional football. Is the nfl fixed organized crime influence on the nfl. How organized crime influences professional football hardcover sep 1 1995. Moldea jfk assassination debate the education forum. Moldea born february 27, 1950 is an american bestselling author and investigative journalist who has reported on organized crime and political corruption since 1974. Moldea and explore their bibliography from s dan e. Now you understand the kind of crazyquilt tieins dan e. How organized crime influences professional football, by dan e.
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