Yes, They formed corporations.
“FYI, there are few people who have done as much to fight the mob in their careers as Rudy, both as a prosecutor and as a mayor.”
He didn’t fight them, he hired them.
Actually, no, they sold out to corporations. No modern, large public corporation is going to be associated with the mob. The risk of getting slapped with a RICO suit, and all the negative PR that comes with it, just isn't worth it.
He didn’t fight them, he hired them.
You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. His entire career as a prosecutor was devoted to putting mob men in jail. As mayor, he broke mob control over garbage collection in NYC.
Was he perfect? No. He hired as police commissioner in 2000 a man who had once taken some minor kickbacks from a mob-controlled firm. The man was no mobster, and he did a good job as commissioner. I recognize that's no excuse; the man was tainted. I also agree Gulliani was derelict in his duty in this one incident in that he failed to properly vet the guy.
But that's just one incident, compared to a long track putting record of getting mobsters in jail. To you, his long years and hours spent prosecuting mob bosses means nothing. This one incident where he failed to properly vet someone who was mob-tainted, ever so slightly, outweighs all of it. How would you like it if people judged you like that, ignoring all the good you have done and only focusing on your failings?
And I say this as someone who opposes Gulliani in the primary.