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Book SynopsisFrom the lead prosecutor on the Enron investigation, an eye-opening examination of the explosion of American white-collar crime.
Trade Review"[
Capital Offenses] deserves attention from anyone concerned with the topic [of white collar crime]. . . . The author brings two excellent credentials to his task: a breezy writing style and deep prosecutorial experience. . . . Buell does an admirably brisk job of analyzing what’s gone wrong with a litany of corporate prosecutions.
" -- Paul Barrett - Bloomberg
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Capital Offenses is a groundbreaking book, one that provides a fascinating analysis of the seemingly endless phenomenon of white-collar crime. Sam Buell, a law professor at Duke University and a former federal prosecutor who handled some of the most prominent corporate criminal cases in American history, is uniquely positioned to detail the circumstances and complexities surrounding corporate crime. In an era where legal violations in the boardrooms have destroyed and even ended lives, Buell’s is an essential book that explains what every American needs to know about these offenses. It is an important achievement that will reshape the ways we think about white-collar crime." -- Kurt Eichenwald, George Polk Award–winning investigative reporter and author of Conspiracy of Fools and The Informant
"This is an extraordinary book that will make you rethink whatever you thought you knew about corporate crime and punishment. Professor Buell draws on his experience pursuing white-collar criminals to expose in plain language a system that fails to deliver for perpetrators and victims alike." -- David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter and author of The Making of Donald Trump
"[Buell] has crafted a thoughtful and thought-provoking examination of crime on Wall Street vs. crime on Main Street." -- Publishers' Weekly
"A book that will challenge conventional wisdom among readers who intuitively believe that corporations often game the system." -- Kirkus Reviews
