Episode 812: Justice Never Rests

Newt's World

Gingrich 360

News, Politics

4.7 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Newt’s guest is former U.S. Attorney William Kolibash. They discuss his extensive career in the Northern District of West Virginia, where he prosecuted a wide range of criminals, from moonshiners and drug dealers to sex traffickers and violent gangs. Kolibash shares insights from his new book, “Justice Never Rests: A U.S. Attorney’s Battle Against Murderers, Drug Lords, Mob Kingpins & Cults,” detailing his pioneering use of the RICO statute and multi-jurisdictional task forces. He recounts his journey from a history major at Brown University to a law career influenced by the Vietnam War draft, his experiences in the military's Judge Advocate General Corps, and his eventual appointment as U.S. Attorney by President Reagan. Kolibash also reflects on the importance of collaboration with law enforcement and the challenges of combating organized crime and drug cartels.

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0:00.0	On this episode of Nutsworld, in his 20 years in the Northern District of West Virginia,
0:09.8	first as an assistant and then as the sitting U.S. attorney, William Kalabash prosecuted all manner of crimes and criminals,
0:19.5	ranging from old-school moonshiners who operated a massive
0:23.7	marijuana ring to sex traffickers, to violent Jamaican posseys, to major drug dealers
0:30.2	at the forefront of the cocaine wave. He also convicted the notorious godfather of Midwestern crime, Paul Hankish, and finished his career
0:40.3	by bringing down the murderous and corrupt Swami of the Harrah Krishna movement.
0:45.3	He pioneered the use of the RICO statute to bring criminals to justice,
0:49.3	and became the first U.S. attorney ever to make use of multi-jurisdictional task forces
0:55.0	and investigated grand juries.
0:58.0	I'm really pleased to welcome my guest, former U.S. attorney William Kalabash,
1:02.0	and he's here to talk about his new book.
1:05.0	Justice Never Rest, a U.S. attorney's battle against murderers,
1:09.0	drug lords, mob kingpins, and cults.
1:25.7	Bill, welcome and thank you for joining me a new swirl.
1:26.9	Well, thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this.
1:31.0	I mean, you've had a career that sounds like a series of movies.
1:34.8	That's pretty wild.
1:35.9	Yeah, I've heard that.
1:36.8	Several people who have read the book indicated that this should be a movie,
1:40.6	and in fact, I have a call later this evening with a producer out in Hollywood who's
1:45.6	read the book so we may be going in that direction sir. That would be great. I'm very curious because
1:51.1	you didn't start out to be a lawyer. What made you decide to go to law school and pursue this as a
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