The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to

The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

Winner of the 2018 Excellence in Financial Journalism Award

From Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning journalist Jesse Eisinger, â€œa fast moving, fly-on-the-wall, disheartening look at the deterioration of the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commissionâ€¦It is a book of superheroesâ€ (San Francisco Review of Books).

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 â€œToo Big to Failâ€ to almost every large corporation in Americaâ€”to pharmaceutical companies and auto manufacturers and beyond. The Chickenshit Clubâ€”an inside reference to prosecutors too scared of failure and too daunted by legal impediments to do their jobsâ€”explains why in â€œan absorbing financial history, a monumental work of journalismâ€¦a first-rate study of the federal bureaucracyâ€ (Bloomberg Businessweek).

Jesse Eisinger begins the story in the 1970s, when the government pioneered the notion that top corporate executives, not just seedy crooks, could commit heinous crimes and go to prison. He brings us to trading desks on Wall Street, to corporate boardrooms and the offices of prosecutors and FBI agents. These revealing looks provide context for the evolution of the Justice Departmentâ€™s approach to pursuing corporate criminals through the early 2000s and into the Justice Department of today, including the prosecutorial fiascos, corporate lobbying, trial losses, and culture shifts that have stripped the government of the will and ability to prosecute top corporate executives.

â€œBrave and elegantâ€¦a fearless reporterâ€¦Eisingerâ€™s important and profound book takes no prisonersâ€ (The Washington Post). Exposing one of the most important scandals of our time, The Chickenshit Club 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. â€œThis book is a wakeup callâ€¦a chilling read, and a needed oneâ€ (NPR.org).
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-07-11
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-07-11
Format	Kindle eBook

The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

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