NCJ Number
59100
Date Published
1979
Length
187 pages
Annotation
THIS VOLUME DISCUSSES ACTIVITIES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CRIME COMMISSION FOR 1977 AND 1978, INCLUDING ITS MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS, COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND INPUT TO STATE LEGISLATORS.
Abstract
THE REPORT'S GOAL IS TO INFORM BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE LEGISLATURE OF THE CONTINUING EXISTENCE OF LARGE-SCALE CRIME THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ORGANIZED CRIME ACTIVITIES INVESTIGATED INCLUDED THE BUSINESS INTERESTS OF A CHESTER CITY RACKETEER, THE SHIPMENT, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF GAMBLING PARAPHERNALIA, AND RACKETEERING IN THE CASUALTY INSURANCE INDUSTRY. GOVERNMENTAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATED INCLUDED MACING AND EXTORTION IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND VOTING IRREGULARITIES IN PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION, THE PENN STATE GROUP, A GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES, WAS INVESTIGATED. FOR EACH INVESTIGATION, THE COMMISSION'S FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED. ACTIVITIES IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES COVERED SUCH AREAS AS MURDER, ILLEGAL ALIENS, CONSUMER FRAUD, AND ABUSES OF BAIL BONDING. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS CONCERNING ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE POCONO MOUNTAINS AREA, A DESCRIPTION OF A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF INVESTIGATORY COMMISSIONS, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE 1978 REORGANIZATION OF THE COMMISSION. FOOTNOTES WHICH INCLUDE REFERENCES, TABLES, AND A MAP ARE INCLUDED. (CFW)