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Post by Emuboy, VC Muppet 2008 on Jun 19, 2008 12:56:01 GMT -5
While helping the allies, Genovese was also running an enormous black market operation with Calogero Vizzini, a powerful Mafia boss on Sicily.[1] On August 27, 1944, the Military Police cracked down on the black market ring and arrested Genovese. When Agent Orange C. Dickey[citation needed] of the Criminal Investigation Division of the US Army investigated Genovese's background, he discovered that Genovese was a fugitive wanted on murder charges back in New York. The problem was nobody in the Army or the federal government was interested.[2]
After months of frustration, Dickey was finally able to make preparations to ship Genovese back to New York to face trial. At that point, the pressure started being applied to Dickey. Making less than $210 per month, Dickey turned down a $250,000 bribe to release Genovese. When that didn't work, Dickey was pressured through his chain of command to release Genovese. Dickey refused to buckle under pressure.
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