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(the bast fea! fjmary- of “hi athe» best -contact the me to the ‘Sidney R Kor- i been: ‘subpoenaed to testify -be-/: Shak is now the prime target of = fore at least six Federal and{ 2 ise eh imajor. Federal ‘investigation, state grand juries. But he -has). iews Ahat ‘the Federal Bureau Mr,-.Korshak’s * friends ‘and! } “Mr. Korshak’s. shrewd ‘meth: —_— ‘associates have quoted him asi lods of operation and -his : are . : 's jnability « to « from ~-direct criminal Hes of. fou _ Pment’s inability « to ~ produce] | ; : ies pti i ma Jevidence: of ‘his criminal activ- activity undcubtedly faccount| -dity. “I’ve -been investigated by javoiding prosecution, #more .:Congressional commit-1["-yo series -of inte ewe, feiate recalled his saying duting| ‘Department officials and former: f Investigation was accurlat-}a 1968. business meeting, ‘'but lofticials saw the department's! © a Lack of Commitment as the reason for its ineffec:! “Aracketeering scheme in South- ji Some officials fetes the: {tiveness against sophisticated, ~ ' . G. Robert Blakey, a former, ~’X-Justice Department. Officias : ito, a ack oe phlevel coi Tp department cfficial. who row; jlegations that Mr. Korshak te-‘'and a chronic reluctance to lat Cornel! University, described | = === ‘scek the indictment of lawyers [the ‘conspiracy of circum-! feeived a Danagenent payoft who reps2sent underworld fig- |prosecution of organized crime fin the early T5v0's as parc of; "Orr inte eaid however, that| difficult. “Manpower, talent, “peace in a jurisdictional dis- ; ‘Department had begun a major|: { Jegal taols and resistance from *pute between two unions. After,tre-examination of its efforts|i politicians on state and local . ‘He added that the conviction ‘Official said, one of the unionsi crime and labor racketecring,|| o ‘leaders whose activities are ak—received favored treat-|* tye oh pene ~ Deputy Hevel -crime—such people as” axesent workers normally rep- charge of the Justic2 Depart-!| movers—requires, “an | €NOt-rne Washington Post . | _yesented by other trade unioas.;ment’s criminal division, saidi(mous amount of ‘grand jury *. | “paid ‘that such intervention by }Phasis. ‘vould be placed cn Epoeratign begween investigat- Deity News (New York) & .management -.attorney, if teration of legitimate business. “ _ officials and -iabor specialists: daa .;“Oranized crime is no long: | oncede that the Governmen nt fe Wall Street Jcurnal — So. however, no grand ying sround ethaic neighbor-. fury thas been convened in the hoods,” he said, “If you're talk- ; be doing, it’s going efter the. ri fe than 20 ‘connection big-time criminals, Who ‘ere’ “op- Officials sald.in recent inter-| 2°V*? ‘been indicted. » This article, the last.in a boasting “ebout =the -‘Govern-[jfu' atter.., :s ‘to ‘insulate shim ‘ for some of his su cess ‘in 14 Hersh, ‘in collaboration “c}tees than “anybody,” ‘ore asso-|: however, a number of Gnstice! oy ing evidence on Mr. Korshak' s nobody's got anything on me.”| own bureaucratic weaknes.2s: -4m California. - . - ifailure to convicy Mr. Korshak |economie crime. ‘that the inquiry deals with al--. ‘organized crime’ investigations ‘directs the I stitute on Crime! istances’ that makes the’ - +. a scheme to guarantee labor's, ‘recent™ months the Justice! itime organization, lack of “Mr. Korshak’s” Intervention, the: against sophisticated economic: levels. . with close:ties to Mr. Kor-j: focusing on Mz, Korshak und) ie jfar removed from actual street- -mnent and was permitted to rep-fascistant At ttorney General in | laweyrs, planners and money Justice Depatment ‘officials | in an intersiew that new em.iitime, prosecutors’ time and Washington Ster-News tracing .ie vniderworld's, infil- ‘A “number of Government The New York Times __¢__ proved, would violate Federal jer #: ‘bunch ‘of characters hang. has “been” lax” in - prosecuting The: ‘Natloel Observer: * Mt.«'Korshak's ponds about what the Feds should * rganized erating “like ‘most : legitimate: riecinted the | -Import- ance of “Mr. Kershak -to such . an effort, He cheracterized -him as. joe one ind: vidual who. Y organized ‘ctimé -wideopen An? Chicago, Las Vegas, New York + and California” if ne were con. ~ victed, and ‘granted immunity.