{"product_id":"soprano-state-new-jerseys-culture-of-corruption-9780312539207","title":"Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eUpdated with the Latest Scandals \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not a joke\u003cbr\u003eNew Jersey leads the country in corruption \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soprano State \u003c\/i\u003edetails the you-couldn't-make-this-up true story of the corruption that has pervaded New Jersey politics, government, and business for the past thirty years. From Jimmy Hoffa purportedly being buried somewhere beneath the end zone in Giants Stadium, through allegations of a thoroughly corrupt medical and dental university, through Mafia influence at all levels, the Garden State might indeed be better named after the HBO mobsters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere else would: \u003cbr\u003e- A state attorney general show up after police pulled over her boyfriend who was driving without a valid license?\u003cbr\u003e- A state senator and mayor of Newark (the same guy) spend thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money on a junket to Rio days before leaving office?\u003cbr\u003e- A politically connected developer hire a prostitute to tape sex acts with his own brother-in-law and then send the tape to his sister?\u003cbr\u003eOnly in the Soprano State.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312539207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Bob Ingle, Sandy McClure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38210777481397,"sku":"9780312539207","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cdad34c4-bfc2-4c50-8733-82cd640cbdde.jpg?v=1610426767","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/soprano-state-new-jerseys-culture-of-corruption-9780312539207","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}