Crooked politics in Northwest Indiana / Jerry Davich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davich, Jerry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Indiana.

Political corruption.

Politics and government.

Indiana, Northwest--Politics and government.

Indiana, Northwest.

Indiana, Northwest--History.

Northwest Indiana.

Indiana--Politics and government.

Indiana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2017.

Summary:

For more than a century, Northwest Indiana's political culture has involved secret handshakes, tapped phone calls, backroom deals and murder. Davich explores the hidden political scandals and highly publicized court cases of public servants who once swore to serve and protect.

Contents:

Foreword / by Augusto "Gus" Flores Jr.

Introduction

Crooked politics in the Calumet Region. Getting intoxicated at first political fundraiser ; Murders and mysteries: Babe Lopez and Jay Given ; Pointing fingers: conservatives blame Democratic Party rule ; In defense of public officials in "Da Region"

Lake County, Indiana: Ground Zero for Hoosier corruption. East Chicago: "Last city machine in America" ; Gary: corruption goes back decades ; Lake Station: modern-day corruption ; Porter County: political seepage into Coffee Creek

Efforts through the decades to curb political crime. Shared Ethics Advisory Commission ; Women's Citizens Committee ; Northwest Indiana Crime Commission

Current corruption and future remedies. Analysis from a political science perspective ; Lawyered up: defense attorneys testify ; Behind bars: firsthand accounts from sentenced pols ; What can or should be done?

Epilogue: An author's epiphany.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-132) and index.

ISBN:

9781439660096

1439660093