Mulvaney has worked as a reporter, investigative team leader, national correspondent, foreign correspondent and high-level editor during more than 20 years in journalism. He has written extensively on organized crime, including the corrupting influence on both government and trade unions. He works as an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York and teaches journalism at St. John's University in NY. Jim participated in 2016 panel of judges.