I'd caution against rushing to his defense, H. It's largely because of Giuliani that many good people have had no chance of a defense. Merely because they happened to shake hands with the wrong guy or sit on the wrong couch. The RICO Act deems one culpable even in the absence of direct involvement. How is that not unconstitutional? The fact that Giuliani is finally experiencing his own medicine is so wonderfully beautiful that articulating it adequately becomes difficult.
True, he was even granted an award by the Italian government. Later, as New York City mayor, he turned his use of the anti-racketeering law into a vote-getter, presenting himself as the hero of Rico.
