Mad-dog Prosecutors and Other Hazards of American Business

the long version

"In the early 1990s, Besicorp, an upstate New York company dedicated to the development of alternative energy sources, was targeted for take-over by corporate raiders. When Besicorp's founder and CEO, Michael Zinn, refused to succumb to their extortionate demands, these men began a campaign of malicious litigation and character assassination designed to instigate a criminal investigation. As a result, Zinn was pursued by an over-zealous prosecutor. Indicted and under severe pressure, Zinn decided to plea-bargain. He was sentenced to a term in federal prison for what was at worst a minor and unintentional regulatory breach."--BOOK JACKET. "Mad-Dog Prosecutors gives a chilling account of the vicious methods used to despoil productive corporations and shows in detail how no one, no matter how prominent, public-spirited, or well-positioned, is safe from unfair prosecution."--BOOK JACKET. "This book should be required reading for anyone involved in business, politics, or America's criminal justice system. Mr. Zinn's description of the perils of that system - from the unlimited power of the prosecutor to the inherently unfair sentencing guidelines - is a primer in the terrifying world of criminal law."--BOOK JACKET.