Ronald Goldstock

Ronald Goldstock is an American attorney known for his work in organized crime law enforcement. He has served as the Director of the New York State Organized Crime Task Force, New York State Commissioner of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, advisor to Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland, as a member of the board of the Javits Center, and as the director of the Cornell University Institute on Organized Crime.[1][2] He has taught at Cornell, NYU, and Columbia law schools.[3]

Early career

Goldstock began his career at the New York County District Attorney's office under Frank Hogan.[4] He was director of the Cornell University Institute on Organized Crime from 1975 to 1979.[5][6]

New York State Organized Crime Task Force

Goldstock was appointed Director of the New York State Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) in 1981, and served in that role until 1994. He is credited with transforming the agency from a “moribund task force” that had not achieved any significant convictions in its decade of existence into one that produced 400 convictions by the time of his resignation.[7] Goldstock’s work as director included producing a study on Cosa Nostra’s involvement in the New York City construction industry and overseeing the OCTF’s involvement in the Mafia Commission Trial, in which the task force gathered evidence from a recording device planted inside the Jaguar of Salvatore Avellino.[8][9] Goldstock has asserted that he proposed using RICO to prosecute the commission, which then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani publicly took credit for as his own idea.[10]

Waterfront Commission

Goldstock was named New York State Commissioner of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor following widespread corruption in the commission.[11] He left in 2018 after instituting reforms across the commission.[12][13]

Publications

  • Goldstock, Ronald; Marcus, Martin; Thacher, Thomas D. II; Jacobs, James B. (1990). Corruption and Racketeering In The New York City Construction Industry: The Final Report of the New York State Organized Task Force. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0814730348.

References

  1. ^ "US expert to join NI crime crackdown". March 15, 2002. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Bagli, Charles V. (March 28, 2007). "Javits Center Gives Baseball a Price Break for FanFest". Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ronald Goldstock - Overview | NYU School of Law". its.law.nyu.edu. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "STATE TASK FORCE ON CRIME CALLED INEPT BY ABRAMS". The New York Times. July 9, 1981. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Law professor Ron Goldstock '66 to head NY Harbor Waterfront Commission | Cornell Chronicle". news.cornell.edu. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor - Commissioners". www.wcnyh.gov. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Director Resigns From Agency That Fights Organized Crime". The New York Times. December 18, 1994. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Goldstock, Ronald; Marcus, Martin; Thacher, Thomas D. II; Jacobs, James B. (1990). Corruption and Racketeering In The New York City Construction Industry: The Final Report of the New York State Organized Task Force. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0814730348.
  9. ^ "Anthony Corallo, Mob Boss, Dies in Federal Prison at 87". The New York Times. September 1, 2000. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Daly, Michael (August 18, 2023). "Rudy's RICO Origin Story Is as Fake as His Hair Color". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Blumenthal, Ralph (August 11, 2009). "Corruption Found at Waterfront Watchdog". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Pillets, Jeff (August 14, 2023). "A question of control at New Jersey's ports". NJ Spotlight News. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  13. ^ "The only reason to break up the Waterfront Commission: Politics". Editorial. nj.com. March 29, 2021. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2024.