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Dan E. Moldea

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Substack, Deadline Detroit, Five Books, Washington Independent Review of Books, Finno Expert
Covers:  Organized crime and political corruption in government, businesses, labor unions, the law-enforcement community, the entertainment industry, professional sports, and the news media, among others.
Doesn't Cover: Psycho killers, foreign-intelligence intrigue, disorganized crime
Author (ten non-fiction books) and investigative consultant. Specialties: True crime, focusing on investigations of organized crime and political corruption.
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The Jimmy Hoffa disappearance: The 46th anniversary

The Jimmy Hoffa disappearance: The 46th anniversary

Editor's note: Since July 30, 1975, the law enforcement community on the federal, state and local levels, alo…

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Zeroing in on Jimmy Hoffa's unmarked grave

Zeroing in on Jimmy Hoffa's unmarked grave

On July 8, The Mob Museum published an essay by investigative journalist Dan E. Moldea - author of The Hoffa …

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Finding Jimmy Hoffa

Finding Jimmy Hoffa

After investigating the Jimmy Hoffa murder case since Hoffa's disappearance forty-five years ago this month, …

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Money, Politics, and Corruption in U.S. Higher Education: The Stories of Whistleblowers

Money, Politics, and Corruption in U.S. Higher Education: The Stories of Whistleblowers

From Louis Clark's Introduction to Money, Politics, and Corruption in U.S. Higher Education: "Author D…

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Hollywood Confidential: A True Story of Wiretapping, Friendship, and Betrayal

Hollywood Confidential: A True Story of Wiretapping, Friendship, and Betrayal

In May 2003, I became involved in a doomed book project with reporter Anita Busch about the federal investiga…

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Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer: Adventures in the Jungles of Crime, Politics, and Journalism

Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer: Adventures in the Jungles of Crime, Politics, and Journalism

*Confession of a Guerrilla Writer* is the memoir of the author and investigative journalist Dan E. Moldea, wh…

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A Washington Tragedy: Bill & Hillary Clinton and the Suicide of Vincent Foster

A Washington Tragedy: Bill & Hillary Clinton and the Suicide of Vincent Foster

The Foster case would prove to be an eye-opening, life-altering experience for me. Through my extensive resea…

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Evidence Dismissed: The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O.J. Simpson

Evidence Dismissed: The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O.J. Simpson

*Evidence Dismissed, The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O.J. Simpson* is one of those as-told-to…

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The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means, and Opportunity

The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means, and Opportunity

Released by Norton in June 1995, Dan Moldea's The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy:An Investigation of Motive, Me…

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Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football

Interference: How Organized Crime Influences Professional Football

According to investigative journalist Dan E. Moldea, for decades the National Football League has had a stron…

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Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob

Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob

Founded in 1924, the Music Corporation of America got its start booking acts into speakeasies run by such not…

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The Hoffa Wars: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Hoffa (Forbidden Bookshelf)

The Hoffa Wars: The Rise and Fall of Jimmy Hoffa (Forbidden Bookshelf)

The definitive portrait of the powerful, corruption-ridden Teamsters union and its legendary president, Jimmy…

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The Hoffa Wars

The Hoffa Wars

The 1978 book, *The Hoffa Wars* by Dan E. Moldea, was excerpted by *Playboy*, syndicated in the U.S. by the *…

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