Big Dirty Money: The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White Collar Crime

Authors

Jennifer Taub, Western New England University School of Law

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Description

The Author details ways ordinary Americans are victims and suffer when the wealthy and privileged use white collar crime to gain and sustain wealth, social status, and political influence. These white collar crimes include tax fraud, mail, wire, or bank fraud, embezzlement of pension funds, lying under oath, obstruction of justice, bribery of public officials, and money laundering. When caught, these perpetrators either get off scot-free or are incarcerated briefly in minimum security prisons. Taub tracks how a post-Enron failure of prosecutorial muscle, the growth of "too big to jail" syndrome, and a developing implicit immunity of the upper class led to this injustice and poses solutions that can help catch and convict offenders.

ISBN

978-1984879974

Publication Date

2020

Publisher

Viking

Keywords

white collar crimes, United States, commercial crimes

Disciplines

Commercial Law | Consumer Protection Law | Criminal Law

Recommended Citation

JENNIFER TAUB, BIG DIRTY MONEY: THE SHOCKING INJUSTICE AND UNSEEN COST OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME (2020).