An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in one of the country’s largest police departments In 1979, the gruesome slaying of a thirteen-year-old boy riveted the suburbs of Suffolk County, New York. As the county hustled to bring the case to a dubious resolution, a wayward local teenager emerged with a convenient story to tell. For his cooperation, James Burke was rewarded with a job as a cop. Thus began Burke’s unlikely ascent to the top of one of the country’s largest law enforcement jurisdictions. He and a crew of likeminded allies utilized vengeance, gangster tactics, and political leverage to become the most powerful and feared figures in their suburban empire. Until a pilfered bag of sex toys brought it all crashing down. Jimmy the King is the story of the rise, reign, and paranoiac fall of a corrupt cop and his regime—a crime family with badges and guaranteed pensions. Novelistic in detail and piercing in its political insight, this book will leave you questioning who modern policing serves, who it protects, and who it preys upon and abandons.
Jimmy the King: Murder, Vice, and the Reign of a Dirty Cop
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Author: Garcia-Roberts, Gus
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781541730397
Details:
Author: Garcia-Roberts, Gus
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 496
Release Date: 03-05-2022
Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781541730397
