bribery

The New York Times bestselling author of War Dogs exposes the inside story of disgraced fraudster turned undercover FBI informant Marty Blazer and the greatest scandal in the history of the NCAA. When the federal government catches hotshot financial adviser Louis Martin ?Marty? Blazer defrauding his NFL-player clients, it?s time to come clean. He has no reasonable defense. What he has is a bigger story to spill to the feds?that of a multibillion-dollar conspiracy that exploits the most talented college athletes and implicates one of the most popular entertainment industries in the nation. The DOJ is listening, and the truth could literally set Marty free. All he has to do is prove that the NCAA is a vast ongoing scam.

Paul is the top high school basketball player coming out of Los Angeles, but the pressure of leading his team through his senior season and choosing a college may be enough to break him.

Rafael Silva learns that the San Pedro Dam in Mexico has been constructed with poor quality materials and a town may be in danger if it fails, but after refusing a bribe he is in danger himself.

" ... details two dozen of the most important ... U.S. judicial opinions dealing with commercial bribery, both domestic and foreign" -- Back of cover.

With a good chance to become state high school shot put champion, Indian is gripped by both a determination to win and the fear of doing so when he is offered a bribe to throw the meet or else.

Rafael Silva learns that the San Pedro Dam in Mexico has been constructed with poor quality materials and a town may be in danger if it fails, but after refusing a bribe he is in danger himself.

Providing examples from specific cases, this book discusses blackmail and bribery crimes that involve a web of relationships and require investigations involving years of police surveillance and interviews of witnesses.

Exposes the corruption of Pennsylvania judge Mark A. Ciavarella who sentenced thousands of children who committed minor offenses to a detention facility in which he had a personal financial stake, and discusses the multitude of problems with the US juvenile justice system.