The narrative is based on dozens of interviews with sources on both sides of the case, as well as a review of thousands of pages of official documents, investigative reports, and trial transcripts. The Federal authorities conducted a 10-year investigation that resulted in a 65-page indictment and a 2-year trial that cost millions of dollars. However, the jury required less than 2 days to render its verdict of not guilty. Individuals described in terms of their involvement in the proceedings include career criminal Jackie DiNorscio, who represented himself; another defendant, Anthony Accetturo, who once avoided prosecution by claiming to have Alzheimer's disease; a prosecuting attorney, Vincent O'Malley, who had never lost a case until this one; and the leading defense attorney, Michael Critchley. Index