Publisher's Synopsis
This is the true story of how the controversial American RICO law was used by overzealous prosecutors to destroy a respected securities firm in a notorious US federal case. It shows how federal prosecutors misused racketeering laws to destroy a well-known Wall Street firm for purely technical violations of securities laws. It examines the ongoing controversy over the use of the RICO law in pursuit of white-collar crime, as well as the larger controversy over government regulation of the securities markets.
