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010 $a2017301124
020 $a9781501121364 (hbk.) :$cNT$980
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 4$aKF9351$bE37$y2017
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100 1 $aEisinger, Jesse,$eauthor.
245 14$aThe chickenshit club :$bwhy the Justice Department fails to prosecute executives /$cJesse Eisinger.
246 3 $aChicken shit club.
250 $aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2017.
300 $axxi, 377 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThere is no Christmas -- That dog don't hunt -- The silver age -- Unitedly yours -- The backlash -- Paul Pelletier's white whale -- KPMG destroys careers -- The hunt for AIG -- No truth and no reconciliation -- The law in the city of results -- Jed Rakoff's radicalization -- The government failed -- A tollbooth on the bankster turnpike -- The process is polluted -- Rakoff's fall and rise -- Fight for it.
520 $aWhy were no bankers put in prison after the financial crisis of 2008? Why do CEOs seem to commit wrongdoing with impunity? The problem goes beyond banks deemed Too Big to Fail to almost every large corporation in America- - to pharmaceutical companies and auto manufacturers and beyond. The Chickenshit Club-- an inside reference to prosecutors too scared of failure and too daunted by legal impediments to do their jobs-- explains why. A character- driven narrative, the book tells the story from inside the Department of Justice. The complex and richly reported story spans the last decade and a half of prosecutorial fiascos, corporate lobbying, trial losses, and culture shifts that have stripped the government of the will and ability to prosecute top corporate executives. Exposing one of the most important scandals of our time, [this book] provides a clear, detailed explanation as to how our Justice Department has come to avoid, bungle, and mismanage the fight to bring these alleged criminals to justice.--Amazon.
650 0$aCommercial crimes$zUnited States.
650 0$aExecutives$xLegal status, laws, etc.$zUnited States.
650 0$aProsecution$zUnited States.
650 0$aWhite collar crimes$zUnited States.
650 0$aProsecution$xDecision making.
650 0$aCriminal justice, Administration of$xSocial aspects.
650 04$aCorporations$xCorrupt practices.$zUnited States
650 0$aCorporations$xCorrupt practices$zUnited States.
650 0$aCorporation law$zUnited States$xCriminal provisions.