Three felonies a day : how the feds target the innocent / Harvey A. Silverglate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silverglate, Harvey A., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prosecution--United States.

Prosecution.

Public prosecutors--United States.

Public prosecutors.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 p.)

Edition:

Paperback ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature of m.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""preface to the paperback edition""; ""foreword""; ""introduction""; ""1 Reeling in the Great White, and Other Tales of Fishing for State and Local Pols""; ""2 Giving Doctors Orders""; ""3 The Unhealthy Pursuit of Medical Device and Drug Companies""; ""4 Following (or Harassing?) the Money""; ""5 Accounting for the Perils Facing Business Support Services: The Late Arthur Andersen & Co. and Its Repercussions""; ""6 Lawyers: Government Offense Against the Best Defense""; ""7 Doing Their Duty (or Committing Espionage?) and Other Media Twilight Zones""

""8 National Security: Protecting the Nation from Merchants, Artists, Professors, Students and Lobbyists for Non-Profits?""""Conclusion: For Whom the Bell Toll""; ""acknowledgments""; ""endnotes""; ""index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781594035487

1594035482