There is an elite crime spree happening in America\, and the privileged perps are getting away with it. Selling loos e cigarettes on a city sidewalk can lead to a choke-hold arrest\, and deat h\, if you are not among the top 1%. But if you're rich and commit mail\, wire\, or bank fraud\, embezzle pension funds\, lie in court\, obstruct ju stice\, bribe a public official\, launder money\, or cheat on your taxes\, you're likely to get off scot-free (or even win an election).
\nThi s is not victimless crime. Big Dirty Money details the scandalously common and concrete ways that ordinary Americans suffer when the well-heeled use white collar crime to gain and sustain wealth\, social status\, and polit ical influence.
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