The chickenshit club : why the Justice Department fails to prosecute executives / Jesse Eisinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eisinger, Jesse, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Justice.

United States.

Corporations--Corrupt practices--United States.

Corporations.

Corporations--Corrupt practices.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Social aspects.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

White collar crimes--United States.

White collar crimes.

Prosecution--United States.

Prosecution.

Prosecution--Decision making.

Commercial crimes.

Physical Description:

xxi, 377 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017.

Summary:

"Why 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.

Contents:

"There 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."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-357) and index.

ISBN:

9781501121364

1501121367

OCLC:

975364594