Dan Moldea
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Dan E. Moldea is a best-selling author
Author
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and investigative journalist who has reported on organized crime
Organized crime
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and political corruption since 1974. He is the author of books about the rise and fall of Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa
James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa was an American labor union leader....
, the contract killing of an Ohio businessman, the Mafia
Mafia
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's penetration of Hollywood, and its influence on professional football
American football
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, as well as works about the murder
Robert F. Kennedy assassination
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of Senator Robert Kennedy, the O.J. Simpson case
O. J. Simpson murder case
The O. J. Simpson murder case was a criminal trial held in Los Angeles County, California Superior Court from January 29 to October 3, 1995. Former American football star and actor O. J...
, and the suicide of White House Deputy Counsel Vincent Foster.
He received his bachelor's degree in English and history from the University of Akron
University of Akron
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where he served as student-body president. He did his post-graduate work at Kent State University
Kent State University
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where he taught in the Honors and Experimental College.
Moldea has lectured about "The Mafia in America" at colleges and universities throughout the country and has appeared on numerous national and local radio and television programs. He was also featured in the 2004 film, The Hunting of the President
The Hunting of the President
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.
He is a former president of Washington Independent Writers
Washington Independent Writers
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(now American Independent Writers).
Works
Moldea has made the first chapters of his books available on his website.- The Hoffa Wars: Teamsters, Rebels, Politicians and the Mob - 1978
- The Hunting of Cain: A True Story of Money, Greed, and Fratricide - 1983
- Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob - 1986
- Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football - 1989
- The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means, and Opportunity - 1995
- Evidence Dismissed: The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O.J. Simpson (with Tom Lange and Philip Vannatter) - 1997
- A Washington Tragedy: How the Death of Vincent Foster Ignited a Political Firestorm - 1998
- Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer - TBA