Power corrupts!
So does money … and sex … and money … and, well, power. Corruption has its tentacles throughout all aspects of American life. Investigate 50 of the biggest and most brazen frauds, cons, and lies!
From Wall Street to Main Street, from the Capitol to the military, and from sport to science, Grifters, Frauds, and Crooks: True Stories of American Corruption examines both famous and obscure swindles and con artists in science, art, entertainment, healthcare, the military, politics, law enforcement, religion, education, finance, and throughout society, including …
Bernie Madoff/Ponzi Schemes
Big Pharma
Black Sox baseball scandal
The Catholic Church
ChappaquiddickKennedy family
Clinton/Lewinsky
College admissions scandals
Corruption in the White House
Enron
General David Petraeus
Harvey Weinstein/Miramax
Iran/Contra
J. Edgar Hoover
Jim and Tammy Bakker
Jimmy Hoffa
Lance Armstrong doping scandal
Lehman Brothers bank collapse
The Mafia
Navy/USMC Tailhook scandal
NYPD corruption
Operation ABSCAM
Pacific Gas/Electric/Erin Brockovich
Sackler Family narcotic empire
Serpico
Spiro Agnew
Watergate
And many more dishonest and duplicitous people and organizations!!
With more than 120 photos and graphics, Grifters, Frauds, and Crooks is richly illustrated. Its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. Most people are honest and helpful to others, but a select few use their positions of power and influence to enrich themselves. These swindlers have no problem cheating, double-crossing, stealing, and playing on people’s trust. It’s chilling to realize the long, sordid history and ongoing influence of cons, scams, and shady deals in America!
About Richard Estep
Richard Estep is the author of twenty books, most of them in the field of paranormal non-fiction, including The Haunting of Asylum 49: Chilling Tales of Aggressive Spirits, Phantom Doctors, and the Secret of Room 666. He is a regular columnist for Haunted Magazine and has also written for the Journal of Emergency Medical Services. His lifelong fascination for ghosts has led him to investigate haunted locations around the world for the past 25 years. Richard appears regularly on the TV shows Haunted Case Files, Haunted Hospitals, Paranormal 911, and Paranormal Night Shift. British by birth, Richard now makes his home in Colorado, a few miles north of Denver, where he serves as a paramedic and lives with his wife and a menagerie of adopted animals.
Hometown: Longmont, Colorado
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