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The Gig Mafia
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The Gig Mafia

by David M. Shapiro
February 2021
Intermediate to advanced
198 pages
5h 22m
English
Business Expert Press
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CHAPTER 7

Historical Overview: A Few Key Concepts

The intent of this manuscript is not to detail dates and moments of organized crime infamy. Who got murdered in whose barbershop while eating what Italian pastry is of little moment, presently. History is not so much for the remembrance of key dates and acts, but for the identification and memory of key patterns and attributes that persist. Thus, this overview functions more as a survey than a complete recitation of organized crime groups everywhere. After a few instances of conduct, murder is a bad ending; extortion is the power of intimidation and force; fraud is a clever way to steal; organizing to profit, gain, and influence—how is this a surprise? Some don’t obey the rule of law, especially ...

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