The chickenshit club

why the Justice Department fails to prosecute executives

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Jesse Eisinger: The chickenshit club (2017)

377 pages

English language

Published Jan. 7, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-5011-2136-4
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OCLC Number:
975364594

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"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, …

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Subjects

  • Administration of Criminal justice
  • United States. Department of Justice
  • Social aspects
  • Corporation law
  • Prosecution
  • Criminal provisions
  • Corrupt practices
  • United States
  • Commercial crimes
  • Legal status, laws
  • Corporations
  • White collar crimes
  • Decision making
  • Executives

Places

  • United States