English is "Americaâ??s top chronicler of organized crime" (Christian Science Monitor) and with THE CORPORATION he expands upon the atmospheric, rich topic of the mafiaâ??s reign in Cuba that he explored in the New York Times bestseller Havana Nocturne, now revealing how political revolution led to the birth of a powerful Cuban exile crime organization in the U.S. By the mid-1980s, the criminal underworld in the United States had become an ethnic melting pot; one of the most ruthless organizations was none other than the Cuban mob, let by José Miguel Battle, known as El Padrino, the Godfather. The Cuban mobâ??s primary criminal racket was a simple game of numbers known to law enforcement as â??policyâ?? or â??the numbers racketâ?? but to Latinos and on the street as â??bolita.â?? Betting the number was a hugely popular activity, with nickels and dimes wagered by average citizens adding up to billions of dollars for Battle and his underlings. The organizationâ??s power stemmed from a criminal culture embedded in South Floridaâ??s exile community and stretched up the east coast to New York and New Jersey. This organization became known as â??the Corporation,â?? and for decades it ruled supreme, even outstripping the Italian Mafia, until it all come crashing down in a crescendo of violence An epic story of gangsters, drugs, violence, sex, and murder rooted in the streets, THE CORPORATION reveals how an entire generation of political exiles, refugees, racketeers, corrupt cops, hitmen, and their wives and girlfriends became caught up in an American saga of desperation and empire building. T. J. English interweaves the voices of insiders speaking openly for the first time with a trove of investigative material he has gathered over many decades to tell the story of this successful criminal enterprise, setting it against the larger backdrop of revolution, exile, and ethnicity that makes it one of the great American gangster stories that has been overlookedâ??until now. T.J. English has appeared on national television programs such as The Daily Show with John Stewart and CBS This Morning as well as Fresh Air in 2008, he is a captivating interview. Drawing on the detailed reporting and impressive volume of evidence that drive his bestselling works, English offers a riveting, in-depth look at this powerful and sordid crime organization and its hold in the US. The book has already been subject of a hot auction in Hollywood with Paramount snapping up the film rights in the first deal for Appian Way Productions, with Leonardo DiCaprio producing and Benicio Del Toro attached to play José Miguel Battle Sr.â??the â??godfatherâ?? of THE CORPORATION.