💰 Financial Crime

Stories and investigations of fraud, embezzlement, and white-collar schemes where the weapons are spreadsheets and shell companies and the damage is measured in billions.

The Great Indian Fraud

by Smarak Swain • 2020

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

4.21

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering

The Great Indian Fraud 92%

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

by Smarak Swain 2020

4.21

77 ratings

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering

Lying for Money

by Dan Davies • 2018

Fraud is the price of trust: a predictable equilibrium with its own rules, not a system glitch.

3.99

1k+

🕵️ White Collar Crime 🤝 Systems Of Trust 🪤 Perverse Incentives

Lying for Money 92%

Fraud is the price of trust: a predictable equilibrium with its own rules, not a system glitch.

by Dan Davies 2018

3.99

1k+ ratings

🕵️ White Collar Crime 🤝 Systems Of Trust 🪤 Perverse Incentives

Money Men

by Dan McCrum • 2022

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

4.03

3k+

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers

Money Men 92%

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

by Dan McCrum 2022

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers

Butler to the World

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

3.98

3k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Butler to the World 92%

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

by Oliver Bullough 2022

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

The Key Man

by Simon Clark • 2021

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

4.18

3k+

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud

The Key Man 92%

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

by Simon Clark 2021

4.18

3k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud

Easy Money

by Ben McKenzie • 2023

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

3.95

4k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles

Easy Money 92%

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

by Ben McKenzie 2023

3.95

4k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles

The Spider Network

by David Enrich • 2017

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

4.07

7k+

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation

The Spider Network 92%

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

by David Enrich 2017

4.07

7k+ ratings

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation

Treasure Islands

by Nicholas Shaxson • 2011

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

4.18

2k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime

Treasure Islands 91%

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime

Exile on Wall Street

by Mike Mayo • 2011

Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.

3.69

260

🏦 Banking Industry 📖 Wall Street Memoirs 📉 Financial Crises

Exile on Wall Street 91%

Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.

by Mike Mayo 2011

3.69

260 ratings

🏦 Banking Industry 📖 Wall Street Memoirs 📉 Financial Crises

Black Edge

by Sheelah Kolhatkar • 2017

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

4.20

17k+

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime

Black Edge 91%

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017

4.20

17k+ ratings

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime

The Missing Cryptoqueen

by Jamie Bartlett • 2022

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

4.20

2k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing

The Missing Cryptoqueen 91%

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

by Jamie Bartlett 2022

4.20

2k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

by William K. Black • 1995

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

4.06

185

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One Summary

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One 91%

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

by William K. Black 1995

4.06

185 ratings

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud

Fooling some of the People all of the time

by David Einhorn • 2007

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

4.01

4k+

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing

Fooling some of the People all of the time Summary

Fooling some of the People all of the time 91%

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

by David Einhorn 2007

4.01

4k+ ratings

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing

How to Smell a Rat

by Kenneth L. Fisher • 2009

The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.

3.43

162

📉 Investment Fraud 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 🧠 Behavioral Finance

How to Smell a Rat 91%

The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.

by Kenneth L. Fisher 2009

3.43

162 ratings

📉 Investment Fraud 🛡️ Wealth Preservation 🧠 Behavioral Finance

The Panama Papers

by Frederik Obermaier • 2016

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

4.08

5k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Panama Papers 91%

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

by Frederik Obermaier 2016

4.08

5k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Rogue Trader

by Nick Leeson • 1996

A 233-year-old bank collapsed because one young trader was allowed to hide his own losses.

3.93

1k+

🔍 Financial Fraud 🏦 Banking Failures 📊 Derivatives Trading

Rogue Trader 91%

A 233-year-old bank collapsed because one young trader was allowed to hide his own losses.

by Nick Leeson 1996

3.93

1k+ ratings

🔍 Financial Fraud 🏦 Banking Failures 📊 Derivatives Trading

Number Go Up

by Zeke Faux • 2023

A journalist chases crypto's billions from a billionaire's penthouse to a Cambodian scam compound.

4.24

9k+

🕵️ Crypto ExposéS 💸 Financial Bubbles 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Number Go Up 91%

A journalist chases crypto's billions from a billionaire's penthouse to a Cambodian scam compound.

by Zeke Faux 2023

4.24

9k+ ratings

🕵️ Crypto ExposéS 💸 Financial Bubbles 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst

by Daniel Reingold • 2006

His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

3.88

1k+

🏢 Wall Street Insiders ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 🔍 Insider Information

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Summary

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst 91%

His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

by Daniel Reingold 2006

3.88

1k+ ratings

🏢 Wall Street Insiders ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 🔍 Insider Information

Moneyland

by Oliver Bullough • 2018

Stolen wealth has a home: a borderless financial nation built by Western lawyers and accountants.

4.18

7k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🔒 Financial Secrecy 💰 Kleptocracy

Moneyland 91%

Stolen wealth has a home: a borderless financial nation built by Western lawyers and accountants.

by Oliver Bullough 2018

4.18

7k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🔒 Financial Secrecy 💰 Kleptocracy

The Wolf of Wall Street / Catching the Wolf of Wall Street

by Jordan Belfort • 2016

He made millions pumping penny stocks. Then he strapped on a wire for the FBI.

4.32

163

🧠 Sales Psychology 💊 Addiction Memoir 📉 Fall From Grace

The Wolf of Wall Street / Catching the Wolf of Wall Street Summary

The Wolf of Wall Street / Catching the Wolf of Wall Street 90%

He made millions pumping penny stocks. Then he strapped on a wire for the FBI.

by Jordan Belfort 2016

4.32

163 ratings

🧠 Sales Psychology 💊 Addiction Memoir 📉 Fall From Grace

The Smartest Guys in the Room

by Bethany McLean • 2003

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

4.22

28k+

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Smartest Guys in the Room 90%

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

by Bethany McLean 2003

4.22

28k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance

The Art of the Con

by Anthony M. Amore • 2015

A master forger fooled the experts for decades. Then they checked the paint.

3.54

1k+

🖼️ Art Fraud 🕵️ Art Theft 💰 Art Market

The Art of the Con 90%

A master forger fooled the experts for decades. Then they checked the paint.

by Anthony M. Amore 2015

3.54

1k+ ratings

🖼️ Art Fraud 🕵️ Art Theft 💰 Art Market

The Billionaire's Apprentice

by Anita Raghavan • 2013

A Goldman board member called a billionaire hedge fund manager. The FBI was listening.

4.17

2k+

📉 Insider Trading 🏛️ Wall Street Crime ⚖️ White-Collar Prosecution

The Billionaire's Apprentice 90%

A Goldman board member called a billionaire hedge fund manager. The FBI was listening.

by Anita Raghavan 2013

4.17

2k+ ratings

📉 Insider Trading 🏛️ Wall Street Crime ⚖️ White-Collar Prosecution

Confidence Game

by Christine S. Richard • 2010

Bill Ackman bet the biggest bond insurer was a fraud. The market laughed; then the system collapsed.

4.14

927

🐻 Short Selling 🏚️ 2008 Financial Crisis 🦈 Activist Investors

Confidence Game 90%

Bill Ackman bet the biggest bond insurer was a fraud. The market laughed; then the system collapsed.

by Christine S. Richard 2010

4.14

927 ratings

🐻 Short Selling 🏚️ 2008 Financial Crisis 🦈 Activist Investors

The Caesars Palace Coup

by Max Frumes • 2021

One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.

4.05

4k+

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance

The Caesars Palace Coup 90%

One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.

by Max Frumes 2021

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance

The Scam

by Debashis Basu • 1993

A billion-dollar heist, complicit banks, and a central bank that chose not to see.

3.96

752

🕵️ Financial Scandals 🇮🇳 Indian Economy 📈 Market Manipulation

The Scam 90%

A billion-dollar heist, complicit banks, and a central bank that chose not to see.

by Debashis Basu 1993

3.96

752 ratings

🕵️ Financial Scandals 🇮🇳 Indian Economy 📈 Market Manipulation

Kleptopia

by Tom Burgis • 2020

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

3.80

4k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs

Kleptopia 90%

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

by Tom Burgis 2020

3.80

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition

by Howard M. Schilit • 1993

Revenue faked, costs disguised, cash flow gamed: a forensic guide to the whole accounting playbook.

4.24

3k+

🔍 Forensic Accounting 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🎭 Earnings Manipulation

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition Summary

Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition 90%

Revenue faked, costs disguised, cash flow gamed: a forensic guide to the whole accounting playbook.

by Howard M. Schilit 1993

4.24

3k+ ratings

🔍 Forensic Accounting 📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🎭 Earnings Manipulation

Pound Foolish

by Helaine Olen • 2012

The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.

3.67

2k+

🦈 Predatory Finance 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💥 Anti-Self-Help

Pound Foolish 90%

The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.

by Helaine Olen 2012

3.67

2k+ ratings

🦈 Predatory Finance 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💥 Anti-Self-Help

Catching the Wolf of Wall Street

by Jordan Belfort • 2009

The FBI closes in. The marriage collapses. The only path out runs through a federal prison cell.

3.90

5k+

🏢 Wall Street Culture 📉 Securities Fraud 💼 White Collar Crime

Catching the Wolf of Wall Street Summary

Catching the Wolf of Wall Street 90%

The FBI closes in. The marriage collapses. The only path out runs through a federal prison cell.

by Jordan Belfort 2009

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏢 Wall Street Culture 📉 Securities Fraud 💼 White Collar Crime

The Lazarus Heist

by Geoff White • 2022

North Korea's hackers targeted one bank for nearly a billion. That was just the trial run.

4.14

2k+

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 💰 Financial Cybercrime 🏛️ State-Sponsored Crime

The Lazarus Heist 90%

North Korea's hackers targeted one bank for nearly a billion. That was just the trial run.

by Geoff White 2022

4.14

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Cyber Warfare 💰 Financial Cybercrime 🏛️ State-Sponsored Crime

Provenance

by Laney Salisbury • 2009

A painter forged the art. A con man forged the archives. The art world bought both.

3.93

7k+

🎨 Art Forgery 💰 Art Market 🃏 Confidence Games

Provenance 90%

A painter forged the art. A con man forged the archives. The art world bought both.

by Laney Salisbury 2009

3.93

7k+ ratings

🎨 Art Forgery 💰 Art Market 🃏 Confidence Games

Griftopia

by Matt Taibbi • 2010

From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.

4.16

10k+

📰 Financial Journalism 🫧 Bubble Economics 🏛️ Systemic Corruption

Griftopia 90%

From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.

by Matt Taibbi 2010

4.16

10k+ ratings

📰 Financial Journalism 🫧 Bubble Economics 🏛️ Systemic Corruption

The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing

by Matt Taibbi • 2018

A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.

3.95

337

🏴 Criminal Enterprise 📊 Street Economics ⚠️ Risk Management

The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing Summary

The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing 90%

A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.

by Matt Taibbi 2018

3.95

337 ratings

🏴 Criminal Enterprise 📊 Street Economics ⚠️ Risk Management

Predator Nation

by Charles Ferguson • 2012

The 2008 crash was no accident; it was a crime, and the perpetrators run the country.

4.11

491

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📉 Income Inequality

Predator Nation 90%

The 2008 crash was no accident; it was a crime, and the perpetrators run the country.

by Charles Ferguson 2012

4.11

491 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📉 Income Inequality

Very Bad People

by Patrick Alley • 2022

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

4.05

799

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism

Very Bad People 90%

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

by Patrick Alley 2022

4.05

799 ratings

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism

Tower of Basel

by Adam LeBor • 2013

The untouchable bank that laundered Nazi gold, escaped its execution, and then designed the Euro.

3.83

697

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 International Finance 📜 Monetary History

Tower of Basel 90%

The untouchable bank that laundered Nazi gold, escaped its execution, and then designed the Euro.

by Adam LeBor 2013

3.83

697 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 International Finance 📜 Monetary History

Extraordinary Circumstances

by Cynthia Cooper • 2007

From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.

4.00

538

🏦 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowing 🏢 Corporate Culture

Extraordinary Circumstances 90%

From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.

by Cynthia Cooper 2007

4.00

538 ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowing 🏢 Corporate Culture

Flash Boys

by Michael Lewis • 2014

Wall Street's speed advantage rigs the market. A team of outsiders built a fair exchange.

4.14

91k+

📡 High-Frequency Trading 🏦 Wall Street Exposé 💻 Electronic Markets

Flash Boys 90%

Wall Street's speed advantage rigs the market. A team of outsiders built a fair exchange.

by Michael Lewis 2014

4.14

91k+ ratings

📡 High-Frequency Trading 🏦 Wall Street Exposé 💻 Electronic Markets

Financial Statement Analysis

by Martin S. Fridson • 1991

Financial statements are not snapshots; they are arguments. What they conceal, and how to find it.

4.12

395

📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🔍 Forensic Accounting 🎭 Accounting Manipulation

Financial Statement Analysis 90%

Financial statements are not snapshots; they are arguments. What they conceal, and how to find it.

by Martin S. Fridson 1991

4.12

395 ratings

📊 Financial Statement Analysis 🔍 Forensic Accounting 🎭 Accounting Manipulation

Reckless Endangerment

by Gretchen Morgenson • 2011

Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.

3.96

2k+

🏦 Financial Crises ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 🏚️ Subprime Lending

Reckless Endangerment 90%

Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.

by Gretchen Morgenson 2011

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Crises ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 🏚️ Subprime Lending

Swimming With Sharks

by Joris Luyendijk • 2015

Inside London's financial tribe: how it nearly collapsed the world economy, and why it still could.

3.84

7k+

🏦 Investment Banking 💥 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Systemic Risk

Swimming With Sharks 90%

Inside London's financial tribe: how it nearly collapsed the world economy, and why it still could.

by Joris Luyendijk 2015

3.84

7k+ ratings

🏦 Investment Banking 💥 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Systemic Risk

Stealing Your Life

by Frank W. Abagnale • 2007

A former forger on how thieves pick targets, and the habits that make them move on.

3.67

293

🪪 Identity Theft 🔒 Personal Data Security 🎭 Social Engineering

Stealing Your Life 90%

A former forger on how thieves pick targets, and the habits that make them move on.

by Frank W. Abagnale 2007

3.67

293 ratings

🪪 Identity Theft 🔒 Personal Data Security 🎭 Social Engineering

People vs. Donald Trump

by Mark Pomerantz • 2023

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

4.06

753

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir

People vs. Donald Trump 90%

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

by Mark Pomerantz 2023

4.06

753 ratings

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir

God's Bankers

by Gerald Posner • 2015

For two millennia, money has shaped the Vatican more than any prayer.

3.97

2k+

🏛️ Papal History ⚖️ Church And State 💰 Financial Scandals

God's Bankers 90%

For two millennia, money has shaped the Vatican more than any prayer.

by Gerald Posner 2015

3.97

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Papal History ⚖️ Church And State 💰 Financial Scandals

Bailout Nation

by Barry Ritholtz • 2009

Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.

3.87

572

🏦 Financial Crises 💵 Monetary Policy 🏠 Housing Bubbles

Bailout Nation 90%

Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.

by Barry Ritholtz 2009

3.87

572 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 💵 Monetary Policy 🏠 Housing Bubbles

Beat the Forex Dealer

by Agustin Silvani • 2008

Forex dealers hunt stops, shade prices, and front-run orders. A former insider's counter-playbook.

3.79

118

📊 Forex Trading 📈 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management

Beat the Forex Dealer 90%

Forex dealers hunt stops, shade prices, and front-run orders. A former insider's counter-playbook.

by Agustin Silvani 2008

3.79

118 ratings

📊 Forex Trading 📈 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management

Dark Wire

by Joseph Cox • 2024

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

3.98

3k+

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations

Dark Wire 90%

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

by Joseph Cox 2024

3.98

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations

The Bankers' New Clothes

by Anat Admati • 2013

The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.

3.83

776

🏦 Banking Regulation 🐍 Regulatory Capture 🏛️ Too Big To Fail

The Bankers' New Clothes 90%

The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.

by Anat Admati 2013

3.83

776 ratings

🏦 Banking Regulation 🐍 Regulatory Capture 🏛️ Too Big To Fail

It Takes a Pillage

by Nomi Prins • 2009

Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.

3.96

195

🏦 Investment Banking 💰 Government Bailouts 🏢 Too Big To Fail

It Takes a Pillage 90%

Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.

by Nomi Prins 2009

3.96

195 ratings

🏦 Investment Banking 💰 Government Bailouts 🏢 Too Big To Fail

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