Other Freepers have been very busy researching these connections over the last several months.
See: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1831003/posts?page=35#17
( Posts 17 to 29)
Its time that Rudy's candidacy is destroyed, utterly, by exposing his Mafia Connections to the general public. The sooner this is accomplished, the better. It provides the true socio-political context in which Giulliani attempted to have Homeland Security run by Kerik, a direct scion of the Gambino family of New Jersey.
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Interestingly, Giuliani had a 'Vulnerability Study' prepared for his 1993 Mayor's race. The results were so telling that he had the report destroyed-- sensitive information included reports of his "raucous social life" during his first marriage as well as his relations to members of the mob. Giuliani staff were also concerned about the "weirdness factor"-- perhaps most directly due to his marriage to his first cousin (further reading in Barrett's Rudy! An Investigative Biography).
JUST A SMALL SAMPLING of his connections to mafia organizations, corrupt deals, appointments of criminal and defamed friends and other scandals follow below. A few hours of research will reveal a great more information-- more than is necessary for this article:
FATHER AND UNCLE CONVICTED FOR MOB CRIMES
Giuliani's father was a convicted hold-up man who served time in an upstate prison and was later employed as an enforcer for a Mafia loan shark operation. When the book was first released Giuliani denied and later admitted it was true. According to the book, a number of his other relatives were also in the Mafia besides the uncles who were firemen and police officers that he proudly refers to in public speeches.
PRIMARY RESOURCE: Rudy! An Investigative Biography by Wayne Barrett
http://www.jonesreport.com/articles/060407_giuliani_mobster.html
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Good Fellas.