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008 970422s1998 nju b 001 0 eng
010 $a 97020175
020 $a1560009713 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)36824922
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050 00 $aHV6448$b.B56 1998
082 00 $a364.1/35$221
100 1 $aBlock, Alan A.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80129039
245 10 $aMasters of paradise :$borganized crime and the Internal Revenue Service in the Bahamas /$cAlan A. Block, with a new postscript by the author.
260 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. :$bTransaction Publishers,$c1998.
300 $axii, 345 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aThis is the story of organized crime's penetration of the islands and the corruption of its high officials during the time The Bahamas became politically independent of Great Britain. It describes secret U.S. Internal Revenue Service operations aimed at American criminals involved in Bahamian-based tax scams and similar crimes.
520 8 $aBlock paints a devastating picture of a symbiotic relationship among off-shore tax havens in The Bahamas, sophisticated American criminals, and complacent public officials in the United States.
520 8 $aBlock shows how important links in the international traffic in cocaine were forged in The Bahamas, in full view of American officials. Masters of Paradise, now available in paperback, raises major questions about American law enforcement officials' commitment to fighting complex international crime during the 1960s and the 1970s.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bInternal Revenue Service.$bIntelligence Division$vCase studies.
650 0 $aOrganized crime investigation$zUnited States$vCase studies.
650 0 $aMoney laundering investigation$zUnited States$vCase studies.
650 0 $aTax evasion$zUnited States$vCase studies.
852 00 $bleh$hHV6448$i.B56 1998