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Justice for Sale: Graft, Greed, and a Crooked Federal Judge in 1930s Gotham Audiobook
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The never-before-told story of Martin T. Manton, a corrupt federal appeals court judge in New York who was convicted in 1939 and sent to prison. From his misconduct, to his co-conspirators, to the sensational prosecution and trial, this is the exhaustively researched account of a discovery that shocked the nation.
Martin T. Manton was a corrupt federal appeals court judge in New York who was convicted in 1939 and sent to prison. At the time, this was a hugely important story: Manton was considered the highest-ranking judge in the United States after the nine Justices of the Supreme Court, and was nearly appointed to that august body in 1922. Yet his story has never been told in book-length form before, and never with the benefit of such exhaustive research. More than just a biography, Justice for Sale examines Manton’s misconduct in the context of the culture of corruption and organized crime that permeated New York City in the first part of the twentieth century. Dozens of others—prominent business executives, leading Wall Street lawyers, accountants, bankers, fixers, con men, another federal judge—participated in Manton’s crimes. The book profiles these unscrupulous and often colorful characters as well. It wasn’t until Manhattan D.A. and future presidential candidate Thomas Dewey’s successful pursuit of Manton, a federal grand jury investigation, and a sensational prosecution and trial in federal court that shocked the nation that Manton and his corrupt schemes were finally brought down.
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“With the nose of a bloodhound and soul of a detective, Gary Stein presents the eye-popping tale of a high-ranking judge as common crook. Judges are not all saints. A small number, alas, are sinners and scoundrels. Martin Manton is a pristine example of the latter. Read this book. It will keep you spellbound even though you know the outcome.”
— Roger K. Newman, author of Hugo Black: A Biography and editor of The Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law
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“Justice for Sale is a meticulously researched account of the rise and fall of America’s greatest judicial villain…Deserves a place right next to Robert Caro’s similarly sweeping biography of Robert Moses, The Power Broker, during the same era in New York. And best of all, it reads like a legal thriller.”
— Herbert J. Stern, former federal judge and the author of Judgment in Berlin -
“Justice for Sale is a compellingly written, thoroughly researched, and deeply disturbing biography of the most corrupt federal judge in the history of the United States…This is a must-read for those interested in New York during the first half of the twentieth century, a time of giants and giant villains.”
— Bruce Allen Murphy, author of Fortas: The Rise and Ruin of a Supreme Court Justice and The Brandeis/Frankfurter Connection
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About Gary Stein
Gary Stein has been a practicing lawyer in New York since graduating from NYU School of Law. For nearly nine years, he was a federal prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and served as Chief of Appeals of that Office, appearing regularly before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He is now a lawyer in private practice in New York City. Gary has published numerous articles and book reviews on law and legal history. He has twice received the Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing.
About Richard Poe
Richard Poe, a professional actor for more than thirty years, has appeared in numerous Broadway shows, including 1776 and M. Butterfly. On television he has had recurring roles on Star Trek and Frasier. His films include Born on the Fourth of July and Presumed Innocent. Poe is a well-known and prolific audiobook performer and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards.