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Author : Phineas Taylor Barnum
Release : 1903
Genre : Business
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Book Synopsis The Swindlers of America by : Phineas Taylor Barnum
Download or read book The Swindlers of America written by Phineas Taylor Barnum. This book was released on 1903. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Release : 1874
Genre : Swindlers and swindling
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Author : Michael Powelson
Release : 2019-04-24
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Swindlers All, a Brief History of Government Business Frauds from Alexander Hamilton to AIG by : Michael Powelson
Download or read book Swindlers All, a Brief History of Government Business Frauds from Alexander Hamilton to AIG written by Michael Powelson. This book was released on 2019-04-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the Great Recession of 2007-2008, millions of hardworking Americans lost their jobs and their homes, their retirements, and their income. However, the corporations that caused the Great Recession lost nothing and were, in fact, given trillions of dollars by the government in an unprecedented financial bailout. While over 16 trillion dollars went missing, not a single Wall Street executive was punished or even charged with a crime. This book chronicles some of the government and business frauds carried out throughout US history. These swindles were carried out by such “Founders” as Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. Corruption was also at the core of the Andrew Jackson administration and played a key role in perpetrating the Panic of 1837, and government and business fraud was rampant in the construction of both the transcontinental railroad and the Panama Canal. Court rulings granting corporations the status of “legal personage” were part of a broader scam that extended greater constitutional and legal protections to corporations while denying Blacks and workers their own constitutional and legal rights. Government and business frauds of the 1920s played a prominent role in spawning the Great Depression of 1929, while funding and provisioning the US military has always been inundated with a wide variety of scams. In the early 1990s, government and business scams resulted in the collapse of the savings and loan industry, while the frauds of the early 21st century resulted in the Great Recession of 2007-2008. Today, all of the factors are in place to lead to yet another depression/recession which will be followed inevitably by a massive government bailout of banks and corporations.
Author : Edward J. Balleisen
Release : 2018-12-18
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Fraud by : Edward J. Balleisen
Download or read book Fraud written by Edward J. Balleisen. This book was released on 2018-12-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of fraud in America, from the early nineteenth century to the subprime mortgage crisis In America, fraud has always been a key feature of business, and the national worship of entrepreneurial freedom complicates the task of distinguishing salesmanship from deceit. In this sweeping narrative, Edward Balleisen traces the history of fraud in America—and the evolving efforts to combat it—from the age of P. T. Barnum through the eras of Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff. This unprecedented account describes the slow, piecemeal construction of modern institutions to protect consumers and investors—from the Gilded Age through the New Deal and the Great Society. It concludes with the more recent era of deregulation, which has brought with it a spate of costly frauds, including corporate accounting scandals and the mortgage-marketing debacle. By tracing how Americans have struggled to foster a vibrant economy without encouraging a corrosive level of cheating, Fraud reminds us that American capitalism rests on an uneasy foundation of social trust.
Author : Kerry Segrave
Release : 2014-11-26
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Women Swindlers in America, 1860-1920 by : Kerry Segrave
Download or read book Women Swindlers in America, 1860-1920 written by Kerry Segrave. This book was released on 2014-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although female lawbreakers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were rarely considered dangerous criminals, there are many records of women participating in non-violent crimes including shoplifting, prostitution, and fraud. This work studies frauds and swindles perpetrated by women during that era, and offers character studies of several key female swindlers including Ann O'Delia Diss Debar, Mabel Parker, and Sarah Casselman, among others. Frauds covered include spiritually-based crimes (i.e. deceptive seances, "spirit writing") and love crimes (i.e. matrimonial racketeering), as well as "sob story" panhandling, counterfeiting, faking wealth, and pension fraud.
