Mad-dog Prosecutors and Other Hazards of American Business

"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.