Foreword / by Augusto "Gus" Flores Jr.
Crooked politics in the Calumet Region. Getting intoxicated at first political fundraiser ; Murders and mysteries: Babe Lopez and Jay Given ; Pointing fingers: conservatives blame Democratic Party rule ; In defense of public officials in "Da Region"
Lake County, Indiana: Ground Zero for Hoosier corruption. East Chicago: "Last city machine in America" ; Gary: corruption goes back decades ; Lake Station: modern-day corruption ; Porter County: political seepage into Coffee Creek
Efforts through the decades to curb political crime. Shared Ethics Advisory Commission ; Women's Citizens Committee ; Northwest Indiana Crime Commission
Current corruption and future remedies. Analysis from a political science perspective ; Lawyered up: defense attorneys testify ; Behind bars: firsthand accounts from sentenced pols ; What can or should be done?
Epilogue: An author's epiphany.
