[MaysonL]

See this book by a Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34397551-the-chickenshit...

[arethuza]

Really good (if faintly depressing) book - I read it a couple of weeks ago after seeing a previous recommendation on HN.

[creaghpatr]

second the reco- the most interesting thing I learned was the decision of whether or not to indict is pretty much the whole thing; the vast majority of white collar criminals never make it to trial, only the ones that don't negotiate a settlement.