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Justice for sale : graft, greed, and a crooked federal judge in 1930s Gotham
Author
Title
Justice for sale : graft, greed, and a crooked federal judge in 1930s Gotham / Gary Stein.
ISBN
9781493072569
1493072560
9781493072576
Publication
Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2023]
Physical Description
x, 422 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"The never-before-told story of Martin T. Manton, a corrupt federal appeals court judge in New York who was convicted in 1939 and sent to prison. From his misconduct, to his co-conspirators, to the sensational prosecution and trial, this is the exhaustively researched account of a discovery that shocked the nation"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Stein, Gary, 1960- Justice for sale Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 15, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue
"A person best left unremembered" : a blot on the federal judiciary
"New ways of making money" : becoming a lawyer
"Preying Manton" : a young lawyer's rapid rise
"Source of pride" : the nation's youngest federal judge
"Within an ace" : to the second circuit, and almost beyond
"Material things" : Manton's roaring twenties
"Surprising to the point of shock" : the subway fare case
"Venal and corrupt" : the American Tobacco Litigation
"Judicial shenanigans" : milking bankruptcies for patronage and profit
"Inequitable conduct" : the cigarette lighter case
"Judge Manton has requested that we prepare a draft opinion" : the car parts cases
"Judge Thomas wants $10,000" : the perversion of criminal justice
"We realized there was something wrong with the guy" : Manton and the mob
"He is an old friend" : Manton, FDR, and another shot at the Supreme Court
"The judge needs the money" : the chicken egg incubator case
"I got the man who can reach judge Manton" : the electric razor case
"Ugly rumors" : a legal community looks the other way
"All that is evil in government" : the press and the da on Manton's tail
"You should take that to your grave" : Manton under federal investigation
"A very substantial safe, we did have" : Manton on trial
Epilogue.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographies.
History.
True crime stories.
Biographies.
True crime stories.
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