ACCUSATIONS AND ACCOLADES SECTION "Former US. Atty and 1989 mayoral candidate Rudolph Giuliani: don?t think he has the kind of personality that you want in a mayor. You don?t want someone who?s a killer, even a legal killer.? Ed Koch, Los Angeles Times, 6/27/91 "?The point is that Mr. Giuliani is listening to Rev. Herbert New York Post, 2/26/85 E-l ACCUSATIONS AND ACCOLADES As a high-profile prosecutor, Rudy Giuliani has taken his share of hits from defense counselors, editorial boards, columnists and political opponents. This section of the vulnerability study displays a wide variety of "Giuliani criticism. However, with the bad must come the good, so in that spirit a number of quotes from those singing Giuliani?s praises follows the criticism. Taken as a whole, the accusations and accolades section of this vulnerability study should place the life and career of Rudy Giuliani into a neatly defined context. E-2 A A CKS ON GIULIANI E3 ATTACKS ON GIULIANI David Garth questions Giuliani?s ability to function outside of the U. S. attorneys Qlf?ce: "Political strategist David Garth, Koch?s adviser, says he recognizes that Giuliani has a lot of political potential because of his record. But Garth adds, ?Sometimes people in powerful positions do not react well when they leave office.? Newsday, 1/ 29/ 89 Garth says Giuliani is so ethically "perfect" that little things can cause trouble for him because of their out-of-context magnification: "It works both ways,? says Garth, ?People are tired of [Koch?s] shtick but on the other hand, who really has the [guts] to run the City of New York? Koch. Not any of these other guys."' or wrongly his is fixed firmly on Giuliani, the likely Republican opponent. ?Giuliani,? says Garth, ?made the classic mistake: He let himself be pushed so far out and so perfect that any little thing that comes out about him is magnified Look at the Panama thing at White and Case. My feeling is they all have problems and they?re all ahead of Koch. One advantage is, Koch?s problems are all known and overemphasized. Newsday, 8/20/89 More from Garth on Giuliani?s overweening self-righteousness: "Adds David Garth, media adviser to Mayor Koch: ?[Giuliani] is getting further out on a beam of purity. What this does is -- anything that you have done that is bad, but is not really bad, it looks twice as bad.? Daily News, 4/30/89 Ed Koch questions Giuliani?s temperament in the harshest of terms: "Former US. Atty. and 1989 mayoral candidate Rudolph Giuliani: don?t think he has the kind of personality that you want in a mayor. You don?t want someone who?s a killer, even a legal killer.? Ed Koch, Los Angeles Times, 6/27/91 E-3 ??Rudolph Giuliani has a couple of problems,? Koch proclaimed. ?One is being true to himself (and) at the same time wanting to win to be mayor. Up until now, being true to himself has not been Number One on his list. "?He is a waffler,? Koch said." United Press International, 7/5/89 Arthur Liman says Giuliani?s maneuverings ?make me throw up "Arthur Liman, former Iran-Contra counsel who has represented a number of Giuliani targets, says, for example, that many of Giuliani?s practices ?make me throw up.? "?The use of Sukhreet Gabel to tape her mother was something that has parallels only in the Nazi movement,? says Liman, referring to the sensational Bess Myerson divorce-fixing case that resulted in acquittals for all defendants. Daily News, 4/30/89 New York powerbroker Edward Costikvan says Giuliani threatens '7undamental civil liberties "To detractors, such as New York attorney Edward Costikyan, Mr. Giuliani poses a threat to fundamental civil liberties. Mr. Costikyan acknowledges, for example, that the federal racketeering law may be an effective tool in encouraging guilty pleas, but, he says, ?That?s like saying the Inquisition was a good thing.? Wall Street Journal, 1/11/89 Steven Trott a Reagan Justice Department official, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, and Michael a defense attorney, sing a chorus of criticism about Giuliani?s prosecutorial methods: "?We?re not supposed to fill the air with prejudicial pre?trial publicity,? I was told by Stephen Trott, the number?three man at the Justice Department, who has only lukewarm praise for Rudy. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is known to consider Giuliani guilty of trampling civil rights. As an Our Crowd Jew, Morgenthau became a New York institution in the sixties when he wore the US. attorney?s crown. Then along came the young upstart Giuliani, who soon surpassed him in glamour and juicy convictions. Mike a former assistant US. attorney and Donald Manes?s defense counsel, told Giuliani to his face, ?You ought to E-4 crank up a grand?jury investigation for the criminal leaks coming out of your own office. All these people, of course, are suspect of envy. Yet even some of the most dedicated assistants in Giuliani?s own office find his techniques distasteful." Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, August 1987 Judd Burstein a Manhattan defense attorney, questions Giuliani?s faimess: "?It?s not to say people are dishonest, but one has a strong sense that decisions are not made on the merits as they used to be,? said Manhattan defense attorney Judd Burstein. ?That, I think, is a distasteful aspect of Giuliani?s tenure. Newsday, l/ 29/ 89 Stanley Arkin, a defense attorney, accuses Giuliani of zealousness: "?In a lot of ways he has been a one-man crime deterrent,? said defense attorney Stanley Arkin, ?but, at some cost, being over?aggressive. It is as important as punishing crime, to give people the benefit of the doubt. Newsday, 1/ 29/ 89 Some assistant U. S. attorneys call their boss, Rudy Giuliani, a shameless publicitv seeker: assistants went to Giuliani directly to talk about what they saw as an emerging pattern. Giuliani, they say, argued that it was in their own interest for him to take credit for every success in the office.? "?His becoming engaged to a television personality was, some felt, simply one indication of what they considered Giuliani?s obsession with the media. largest and most intriguing insider trading case ever filed at the time was well under way by the time Giuliani arrived in New York. But he quickly seized control - and credit. From James Stewart?s book, The Prosecutors, Newsday, 12/14/87 Ray Kerrison documents several set-backs at the end of Giuliani?s tenure as U. S. Attorney: ?Rudolph Giuliani: After a spectacular run of success as US. attorney for the Southern District, he is about to exit on the crest of controversy. "Giuliani?s wide use of the RICO statute, his startling settlement of the Drexel Burnham Lambert insider-trading case ($650 million in fines, no jail), and the acquittal of Bess Myerson, Judge Hortense Gabel and Andy Capasso in the divorce- fixing trial has brought him unaccustomed fire. Ray Kerrison, New York Post, 1/2/89 Federal Judge Kevin Duffy belittles Giuliani?s presentation of the Bess Myerson case: "But acknowledging [Judge Kevin Duffy?s] rage over Mr. Giuliani, who [Duffy] said was seeking ?to throw a little mud and see if it sticks,? he did so anyway. "Still, many feel Mr. Giuliani?s arguments are thin gruel or, as various people described them this week, ?a stretch,? ?weak? and ?off the wall.? In New York?s incestuous legal community, they say, such connections are common and invariably overlooked. "As [Judge Duffy?s] opinion indicated, he seems to resent Mr. Giuliani, referring to [Giuliani] once before a jury as New York Times, 1/29/88 E-6 RIBUT ES 0 GIULIANI E7 TRIBUTES TO GIULIANI Giuliani for vice president: ow admittedly Rudolph Giuliani is not a household name, but if you need references, please check with Dennis Levine, the former partner of Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc., who pleaded guilty to perjury, tax evasion and violation of securities law against insider trading in some 54 transactions worth $12.6 million. Levine did not spend the summer in the Hamptons. He went to the Slammer just as Ivan Boesky did. Thanks to Giuliani, a lot of important people with handcuffs where their Rolexes used to be were forced to fill out change-of?address cards. "Yes, the name of Giuliani is Italian, and yes, Giuliani led the prosecution of the ?pizza connection? in which eight New York Mafia chiefs were convicted and jailed. Who put corrupt executives from Wedtech (the company?s name makes Republicans wince) behind bars? It was the same man who put Bronx Democratic boss Stanley Friedman away and the prosecutor who risked the wrath of editorial writers, organized labor and politicians by moving for takeover of the corruption-ridden Teamsters? union. "There is a strong argument against putting any first-time candidate on a national ticket. Nobody, it?s argued, is prepared for the scalding scrutiny. But you know that Rudolph Giuliani, who has terrorized dirty cops, sleazy politicians and criminals on Wall Street, has been investigated by all of them in an effort to discredit him. Death threats have not slowed him down. He?s clean as a hound?s tooth; he?s gone after all the big boys; he?s tough as nails, incorruptible and untouchable as Eliot Ness. How about it, Mr. Vice President?" Mark Shields, Washington Post, 7/12/88 Democrats on Giuliani Governor Mario Cuomo: "Gov. Mario M. Cuomo said, ?He has helped to affirm the rule of law and the public?s faith in the law."' New York Times, 1/11/89 E-7 Former Mayor Ed Koch: ?The sentences were hailed by Mayor Koch as ?one of the successes of the day."' New York Post, 12/2/83 "Rudy Giuliani has demonstrated time and time again his effectiveness as a U.S. prosecutor. Mayor Edward I. Koch, New York Post, 8/12/87 "He has a first-rate reputation. He is himself first?rate. And his successes to date in rooting out corruption have made him a household name. Ed Koch, New York Times, 8/27/87 Koch had respectful words for Mr. Giuliani, calling him ?a first?rate law- enforcement officer? who ?did what he thought was required of his office.? New York Times, 12/24/88 State Senator Emmanuel Gold: applaud Giuliani?s work." State Senator Emmanuel R. Gold, D-Queens, New York Times, 8/ 19/87 Rev. Herbert "?The point is that Mr. Giuliani is listening to Rev. Herbert New York Post, 2/26/85 Former Citv Comptroller Harrison Goldin: "When Giuliani said he would resign, Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin, who is likely E-8 to challenge Koch for the Democratic line, issues a statement: ?All of us are grateful to Rudolph Giuliani for his key law enforcement role in the cit y?s worst corruption scandals in 100 years. He was a great prosecutor.? Newsday, 1/13/89 Defense Attorneys on Alan Dershowitz: "During a public debate with United States Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, I threw out a combined compliment and challenge. After praising the investigative ingenuity of his office, which had uncovered some of the deepest secrets of City Hall, La Cosa Nostra and Wall Street, I wondered why he did not seem to be able to learn who within his own Justice Department was responsible for the unlawful leaks that have accompanied so many of his cases. Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Times, 10/12/87 M: "Mr. Fisher, the defense lawyer, says Mr. Giuliani has made his mark: ?Everyone has been very much aware that there is an aggressive, hard-working and caring federal prosecutor who is not afraid of any institution or power base. He has made Wall Street look carefully at its practices.? Wall Street Journal, 12/22/88 Menu: "Even his critics describe Mr. Giuliani as aggressive and inventive. ?Over all, he?s been an excellent US. Attorney,? said Gerald Stern, who as administrator of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct has complained about Mr. Giuliani?s public disclosures regarding criminal defendants. ?He?s intelligent, innovative, hard-working and has done a fine job.? New York Times, 11/8/87 E-9 Some considered him the best ever: Praise "Giuliani, the 44?year?old US. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is the nation?s foremost prosecutor. For five years he has turned over the biggest rocks, scooping up some of the worst enemies of the people. 891, November 1988 "Giuliani?s successful prosecution of mobsters, crooked politicians and Wall Street traders has made him the most-renowned gangbuster since the heyday, nearly 50 years ago, of Tom Dewey, who went on to become governor and nearly made it to the White House. Daily News, 12/21/87 "In that time, his office has compiled a record and publicity perhaps unmatched since the days of Thomas Dewey and Theodore Roosevelt. Giuliani has gained racketeering convictions of key crime-family Chieftains, cracked down on Wall Street insider trading, and crusaded against public corruption." Poughkeepsie Journal, 10/18/87 "In the four years since Rudolph Giuliani took over as a tough, ambitious, and controversial prosecutor, compiling a record that?s probably unmatched in the distinguished history of the office. "?He is a very moral man, a sensitive human being,? said [defense attorney Stanley] Arkin, who has worked in the recent Wall Street cases. ?He has a powerful sense of morality, some of it religiously spawned. It makes him judgmental maybe that is a good quality. ewsday, 1/ 29/ 89 0f Giuliani?s overall record: "Prosecutors and defense lawyers credit Mr. Giuliani with transforming the prosecutor?s role throughout the country by serving as a model for tougher enforcement of laws against political and financial corruption. And in many cases, such as insider trading and shady government dealings, he has attacked practices long accepted as the way the game is played.? "?What used to be winked at is no longer acceptable,? says Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. ?The message is: Don?t look for guidance from what has been acceptable conduct up to now. The prosecution will always be a step ahead of you.? "Mr. Giuliani has ?been the most prominent prosecutor since Thomas Dewey and the most unloved for that reason,? says Alan Bromberg, an expert on securities law at Southern Methodist University. "?If you check the statistics, the number of cases brought under RICO since 1981 dwarfs those previously. It?s been used all over the country, perhaps not as dramatically as in New York, but every effectively,? Mr Smith says. Giuliani in 1981 was personally responsible for hiring virtually all of the 93 US. attorneys and he hired them all in his image,? says Mr. [William Weld, now in private practice. "Mr. Giuliani?s aggressiveness in securities matters, with both RICO indictments and garden-variety fraud cases, is credited with having spurred Congress last fall to pass a new insider?trading and securities-fraud enforcement law, which raised the civil and criminal penalties for crimes related to insider trading. Wall Street Journal, 1/ 11/89 "But the Myerson setback and the criticism will not diminish the splendor of his overall record. Giuliani is the very model of what a public servant should be: industrious, dedicated, fearless, skillful and straight as an arrow. "The war he and his superb staff have waged on political corruption, the mob and financial crooks has left New York a better city. "His personal prosecution of Stanley Friedman should be in the textbooks. In a complex case with a cast of characters interlocking relationships and crimes, Giuliani held all the strands together with a brilliance that dazzled me. The conviction was the payoff. "As for Bess Myerson, Giuliani had few options after the Tyler report. This examination of the Bess Mess by US. District Court Judge Harold R. Tyler Jr. stopped one breath short of indictment. It accused Myerson of ?serious misconduct? and reportedly asserted that her hiring of Sukhreet Gabel was ?intended to, and did, improperly in?uence Judge Gabel in the conduct of the divorce proceeding.? If, in the face of this, Giuliani had walked away from the Myerson affair, I might have been the first to cry Ray Kerrison, New York Post, 1/2/89 E-ll General praise of Giuliani?s record: "Judge Lloyd MacMahon, a federal judge in New York, who was Giuliani?s first mentor, says ?He?s got to be where there?s a lot more action. I?ll be surprised if he stays overly long as U.S. attorney, because he doesn?t let grass grow under his feet. Rudy has a lot of charisma. Syracuse Herald American, 8/9/87 "Rudolph Giuliani is a man who understands the wisdom of Mies van der Rohe?s dictum that less is more. "The Sentinel case had plodded along for two years until Giuliani took charge. suspect what he did is say, ?Let?s either do it right or not do it at all,? says longtime associate Judge Harold Tyler. Newsweek, 12/5/83 "?Everyone recognized he [Giuliani] is an excellent leader and he was someone under whom I knew the office would be exciting. I know I would be doing useful things for the community.? Law Journal, no date "Overweight and uncharismatic when he joined the Southern District office 13 years ago, he quickly shaped up and became a star. Giuliani won all of his 40 cases and, before long, was grabbing headlines as the chief prosecutor in cases resulting from the Knapp investigation into police corruption." Newsweek, 12/5/83 I seriously doubt that there is or has been a public servant as knowledgeable or dedicated as Giuliani appears to be. Allen Roth, Washington Times, 3/26/85 "?Nobody works harder than he does,? said David Margolis, chief of the Justice Department?s organized-crime section. ?He?s very diligent. Smart. Savvy. Tough. E-12 Hard?nosed. The perfect guy for the job he?s doing -- and that?s proved by the results."' Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/28/85 "The U.S. Attorney?s style of administration was a great aid to him in stepping into the New York City scandal, his supporters said yesterday. Mr. Giuliani?s normal procedure is to meet with senior staff members every morning to review significant cases and to meet weekly with each head of his various units for a further review of pending investigations. This enables him to keep abreast of all important investigations, federal prosecutors said yesterday. New York Law Journal, 11/26/86 "Andrew Horowitz, a recent law school graduate, left New York City before dawn and was standing in line outside the courtroom here, hoping for a seat for the opening arguments [in the Stanley Friedman trial]. "So was William Hill, a third-year Yale law student. came to see Rudy Giuliani in action,? said Mr. Hill, who arrived an hour and a half before the trial began. ?Rudy Giuliani is a superstar. I want to see how much he pours it on in the opening statement the bounds of the permissible.? New York Times, 10/1/86 "Professor [Burt] Neuborne [of New York University Law School] said: ?He?s quite an effective prosecutor. He?s taken Federal statutes and pushed them to their limits, in securities, corruption, organized crime. In terms of vigor and instilling a sense of clan and mission in his troops, he?s maintained an energy level that?s probably his single greatest achievement.? New York Times, 11/8/87 "?The S.E.C. brought him that stuff on a silver platter,? Prof. Burt Neuborne of the New York University Law School said of the insider?trading cases. ?But he didn?t drop New York Times, 11/8/87 E-13 "3 The difference between Dewey and Giuliani,? said G. Robert Blakey, a Notre Dame law professor, ?is that Dewey simply busted the racketeers Giuliani?s bustng the rackets.? Montgomery (County) Journal, 3/4/87 "?If Rudy decides to run for public office, I hold Rudy in very high esteem and I would be very helpful to Rudy,? [Donald] Trump was quoted as saying. "?The development community should love Rudy because he?s gone after organized crime and other things that adversely affect the development community. New York Post, 11/21/87 think it?s very likely that Giuliani will run for Senator and that he will present a real threat,? said Professor Havlicek. He added that a campaign portraying Mr. Giuliani as a squeaky-clean champion of justice, tough enough to fight City Hall corruption, mafia dons and Wall Street cheats, would hold great emotional appeal for New Yorkers right now. New York Times, 10/30/87 Praise for Giuliani on crime and drug issues: [The U.S. Attorney?s Of?ce] had swept the Lower East Side of drug peddlers with nearly 100 convictions out of 125 arrests. They were the hottest cop show in town. Ray Kerrison, New York Post, 6/10/85 concur with your recent editorial applauding the initial efforts of U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani in his declined battle against drug racketeers[sic] in New York. However, if we are to be truly effective in this battle, enforcement alone is not the answer. Msgr. William B. O?Brien, President, Daytop Village, 7/12/83 E-14 "In a lot of ways he has been a one-man crime deterrent Stanley Arkin, Newsday, 1/29/89 Rudy built a reputation as a master of cross?examination. "Rudy Giuliani seems to be setting a different role model for youngsters. One measure of his honesty and integrity was revealed when he was inducted to the Honor Legion. He was recognized by the police for his ability to objectively investigate and prosecute a case of false accusation against police officers, even though he had prosecuted numerous police corruption cases. Manhattan College?, no date Listening to Giuliani you get the feeling this man understands how to fight crime. He knows that criminals are afraid only when it becomes unprofitable for them to ply their trade. His approach to punishing lawbreakers is a breath of fresh air at a time when liberal judges and district attorneys shun away from making criminals pay for their dastardly deeds." Allen Roth column, Washington Times, 3/26/85 Praise for Giuliani from defense attorneys he?s beaten: "He?s managed the office better than any United States attorney that I can remember. Thomas Puccio, Stanley Friedman?s defense counsel, The Montgomery (County) Journal, 3/4/87 "Who cares what I think about Giuliani? [If I told you] it would only help him. I don?t have good feelings about him. He convicted my wife [who is serving 15 years for conspiracy, loan-sharking and conspiracy to evade income tax] because of RICO. In any other kind of trial, Edna would have been freed. James Coonan, kingpin of the Westies gang, convicted by RWG and serving a 75?year sentence, Spy, November 1988 Giuliani is so tough, he?s feared even in Moscow: "[Soviet Tass reporter Vladimir] Kikilo?s quest took him to the office of the United States Attorney in'Manhattan, Rudolph W. Giuliani, renowned -- even in Moscow -- as America?s top racket-buster. New York Times, 11/28/88 E-16 EDITORIAL SUPPORT FOR GIULIANI I 7 EDITORIAL SUPPORT FOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI A hero leaves the United States attomey?s office: "The office of United States attorney for the Southern District of New York is a legendarily potent. professional and principled institution. Giuliani infused the office with fresh vigor, bolstering most of its divisions, reshaping its focus, bringing staff competence to new heights of training, morale and dedication. "Most dramatically, he demonstrated that deep and forceful conviction and courage can go far to conquer many of the most poisonous evils that beset the city and nation. "His campaigns against organized crime are classic. Others whined that the Mafia?s corruption of business, labor, politics and law enforcement was too artful or powerful to combat - or, in the deepest hypocrisy or naivete. they said the Mafia didn?t exist. Giuliani brought case after case. Most were successful. All were important. His office?s efforts, greatly aided by the FBI, left deep wounds in the national parasite that is organized crime. Daily News, 1/11/89 "Outgoing US. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani is a man who made a difference. Boesky, Friedman and the mobsters were among the scores of high-visibility wrongdoers brought to justice by the equally high-profile Giuliani during the five and a half years he served as chief federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York. "There were many others many others. But it was in fighting corruption on Wall Street and in the political Clubhouses, and in his war on organized crime, that Giuliani truly distinguished himself. In these realms, his performance -- thanks to tenacity, political courage and superb tactical skills was outstanding. "Few prosecutors have ever gone after white-collar crime with the ferocity Giuliani displayed and none in memory quite so successfully. "Giuliani has been charged with occasional excesses of zeal. And, indeed, in our view, there were such moments. Still rare lapses ought not be exaggerated in an effort to tarnish an extraordinary record. No prosecutor wins every case, nor is any prosecutor without occasional lapses in judgement. E-17 "It remains that Giuliani was a splendid federal prosecutor, a larger?than?life figure in the war on crime, one who?s earned a place in the pantheon of greats. alongside men like Thomas E. Dewey. New York Post, 1/12/89 "On the other hand, there are many prosecutors who are zealously committed to serving their offices and the public. They are willing to take on entrenched political and organized crime machines and they make it clear to investigators that there are no special interests that can escape their attention, while at the same time effectively going after the more ordinary street thugs. One example of the latter, who has been drawing national attention recently, is Rudolph W. Giuliani, the US. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Giuliani, who gave up the No. 3 post in the Justice Department to run one of the premier local law?enforcement offices in the country, goes about his job with an amazing amount of energy and openness. His office, staffed with top legal minds and supported by outstanding investigative agency cooperation, has won major convictions against top organized crime figures, corrupt politicians and drug czars. "In addition, Mr. Giuliani recently took the time out to personally try and win a sweeping conviction of several prominent politicians in one of the largest political corruption scandals in New York City?s history. "Mr. Giuliani?s record is a strong one and an excellent example for other prosecutors to follow. A strong prosecutorial force in this country countered, of course, by a strong criminal defense bar to protect against excesses is required for the effective operation of the criminal justice system. National Law Journal, 12/15/86 Kudos for Giuliani?s proSecutions of public corruption: "Corruption dominates government in New York City Superb prosecutions by US. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, his staff and the FBI have begun to expose the proportions of the corruption." Daily News, 12/ 14/86 E-18 "So far. the investigation and prosecution efforts of the federal government especially the FBI and U.S. attorney?s office in Manhattan have been at the forefront of the drive to cleanse New York of its systemic corruption." Daily News, 12/86 "From New Haven come daily, dramatic reminders of the depth of the cynicism. The corruption of the public process in New York City exemplified by Donald Manes, Stanley Friedman, et a1 is so sweeping, so total, it is no longer news. From four other trials -- now ongoing or just done -- comes evidence of the reach and power of organized crime in New York City that makes all the rich literature of Mobdom read like ?Peter Rabbit.? "New York City?s government is a cesspool of corruption. The culture of graft reaches far and wide into every one of the five boroughs. It permeates. "And except for prosecutors, nobody is doing a damned thing about it. For all the other political forces doing, common sense insists that they are largely indifferent. Commoner sense insists that a lot of the polls want to keep it the wav it is. "Catching the thieves and throwing them behind bars for long, long stretches is the essential first step. But New York also must reform the way its government operates. It must build in safeguards and burglar alarms. Now, the place is an unlocked candy store. Daily News, 10/15/86 "Rudolph Giuliani emerges [from the Stanley Friedman corruption trial] as a major, genuine hero from eight weeks in a courtroom and a year of working up to it. His extraordinary staff in the U.S. attorney?s office and almost countless FBI agents and others from the U.S. Department of Justice deserve grand credit. But Giuliani led. And he prosecuted the case himself a high-risk venture. He did it brilliantly. Daily News, 12/26/86 Accolades for Giuliani?s battle with the mafia: ?The mob is still around, but its dominance in organized crime is waning. In part, that?s because of prosecutors like Mr. Giuliani; in part, its because of the upward mobility of Italian?Americans generally. New York Times, 11/15/87 E-19 "Justice Department lawyers have no illusions about the difficulty of combatting these syndicates. But they are very optimistic about breaking the mafia. U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani says that four or five years of indictments like the ones handed down last week, and prosecutions of successive waves of leaders, will destroy the - organization. The department is off to a good start." Washington Post, 3/ 11/85 Although the mob operates under a strict code of silence, the blanket of secrecy that traditionally has protected organized?crime figures appears to have been lifted by the dramatic work of the FBI and U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani. With the 15- count indictment, federal officials believe they have reached the highest level of the Mafia hierarchy in this country. The men charged are alleged to sit on the ?commission? that oversees the five mob families? widespread criminal activities. Mr. Giuliani characterized the commission as ?the Mafia?s ruling council.? "The crackdown against organized crime in this country is especially welcome since it follows a major police sweep of key syndicate members in Sicily last fall. Although no one is suggesting that the mob is on the verge of being forced out of business, law-enforcement of?cials appear to be making considerable progress. "That indeed is good news. The mob may have a certain amount of romantic appeal in the movies, but in real life it is quite another thing. The Godfather is a bad guy. Dallas Times Herald, 3/6/85 short, the civil side of RICO is a way to attack the mob root and branch. Yet the new ?commission? indictment offered no specifics about forfeiture of assets. Stay tuned, replies Prosecutor Giuliani. He recently brought another racketeering indictment that did include an unprecedented list of such specifics about a restaurant, bar and carting companies. As prosecutors continue to pour over the wiretaps that produced this round of charges, specific language might yet appear in new indictments. "Will going for the mobsters? money prove more effective than criminal convictions alone? The answer remains to be seen, but Mr. Giuliani deserves credit for giving the question meaning." New York Times, 3/5/85 E-20 Praise for Giuliani?s attempt to rid Chinatown of organized crime: "The indictment of '25 members of the Ghost Shadows, a gang of hoodlums that has been terrorizing New York?s Chinatown for years, is good news for the honest people of the community. The charges speak for themselves murder, robbery, extortion and all manner of rackets designed to spread fear among Chinese?Americans. "Credit goes to U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau and the team of federal and city investigators that got the goods on the Ghost Shadows and used a 1970 anti-rackets law to bring them to book. The courage and the work must go on." Daily News, 2/20/85 Acclaim for Giuliani?s war on drugs: Attorney Rudolph Giuliani was mightily impressive in his first press conference here this week, promising an all-out battle against drug racketeers in the Big Apple and announcing that he is determined to stem the ?ood of heroin into the city. "Some progress has been made there have been major seizures in recent months. But for every crook arrested, convicted and jailed, thousands slip through the net. It?s rare indeed for the feds the big guys behind the deliverers and pushers and make it stick. "Giuliani is adding eight prosecutors to his anti-drug task force, which ought to have an effect. Even more important, he pledged widespread use of wiretaps and electronic surveillance to pinpoint shipments and to nail couriers carrying the stuff before they can get it into the pipeline for street sales. "Without adequate intelligence, federal agents are handcuffed in building cases against drug traffickers. Giuliani is moving the right direction. Daily News, 7/2/83 E-21 Praise for Giuliani?s crackdown on drug-dealers 0n the Lower East Side: "One thing his predecessors did not do is prosecute street-level drug cases. But Mr. Giuliani volunteered his office in a city police drive to rid the Lower East Side of its conspicuous drug commerce -- an initiative that was not especially popular in the office or among defense lawyers. New York Times, 11/8/87 "Three cheers for US. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani and his crackdown on the drug racket on Manhattan?s lower East Side. Since last Aug. 30, when he started applying the heat with his special anti-drug task force, agents have made cases against 60 pushers, more than half have pleaded guilty. "More importantly, federal judges are salting these guys away for long prison stretches. Just the other day, a 10-year term in the Slammer was slapped on one pusher who sold a relatively small amount of heroin (worth about $100) to an undercover operative. "Stiff penalties like that will surely discourage other little fish from getting into this dirty business, and will inevitably make it tough on the major narcotics dealers who are masterminding it. It won?t happen overnight, but Giuliani?s Co. are on the right track with this kind of no-nonsense law enforcement. More power to them!" Daily News, 12/ 19/83 A 1989 campaign endorsement: "Calling his crusade to root out corruption ?one of the most successful in New York history,? The New York Daily News today endorsed Rudy Giuliani for the Republican nomination for Mayor. "?For that crusade and its effects, Giuliani deserves an equestrian statue in some prominent point in the city,? The Daily News stated in its editorial. Rudolph Giuliani, Press Release, 8/31/89 E-22