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gptkb:court_cases
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gptkbp:covered_by
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national media
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gptkbp:ended
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gptkb:1986
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gptkbp:governed_by
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gptkb:Judge_Thomas_J._Mc_Avoy
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gptkbp:highlighted_connections_between
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Italian Mafia and drug trade
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The Pizza Connection trial
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gptkbp:influenced_future_cases_involving
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organized crime prosecutions
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:organized_crime
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gptkbp:involved_defendants
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gptkb:Italian-American_mobsters
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gptkbp:involved_evidence_from
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wiretaps
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gptkbp:involved_multiple_jurisdictions_including
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New York and New Jersey
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gptkbp:involvement
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informants
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gptkbp:is_about
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drug trafficking
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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length and complexity
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gptkbp:is_significant_for
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RICO Act enforcement
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gptkbp:landmark
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prosecuting organized crime
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gptkbp:led_to_the_seizure_of
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millions of dollars in assets
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gptkbp:named_after
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pizza restaurants
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gptkbp:notable_case
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civil rights issues
future organized crime legislation
multiple defendants
international drug trafficking networks
controversial legal tactics
a test of the justice system
drug smuggling via pizza restaurants
public awareness of organized crime.
the role of the Mafia in drug distribution
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gptkbp:notable_event
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U. S. legal history
1980s criminal justice history
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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convictions of several mobsters
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gptkbp:started_in
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gptkb:1985
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gptkbp:takes_place_in
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:was_a_case_that_revealed
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the extent of Mafia influence
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gptkbp:was_a_case_that_underscored
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the need for federal intervention
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gptkbp:was_a_federal_case_against
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gptkb:La_Cosa_Nostra
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gptkbp:was_a_key_moment_in_the_fight_against
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drug-related organized crime
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gptkbp:was_a_lengthy_trial_lasting
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several months
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gptkbp:was_a_result_of
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years of investigation
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gptkbp:was_a_trial_that_drew_attention_from
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legal scholars
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gptkbp:was_a_trial_that_had_a_lasting_impact_on
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law enforcement practices
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gptkbp:was_a_trial_that_had_ramifications_for
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future organized crime investigations
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gptkbp:was_a_trial_that_showcased
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the intersection of food and crime
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gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for
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law enforcement strategies against the Mafia
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gptkbp:was_characterized_by
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extensive legal battles
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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extensive media coverage
money laundering schemes
high-profile attorneys
the use of expert witnesses
the use of forensic evidence
complex financial transactions
extensive jury selection process
increased scrutiny of pizza businesses
the challenges of prosecuting organized crime
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gptkbp:was_notable_for_its_use_of
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surveillance techniques
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gptkbp:was_part_of_a_broader_effort_to_combat
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drug trafficking in the 1980s
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gptkbp:was_part_of_a_crackdown_on
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drug trafficking networks
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gptkbp:was_part_of_a_larger_investigation_called
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gptkb:Operation_Pizza_Connection
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gptkbp:was_significant_in_understanding
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Mafia operations in America
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gptkbp:witnesses
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former mobsters
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gptkb:The_Di_Meo_family
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