Three Feloniesa Day

Hw the Feds Targetthe Inncent

harvey a. silverglate

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Acknowledgments

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Foreword

b Ala M. dshitz

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix

Introduction:

Traps and Snares r the Unwary Inncent . . . . . . . xxvii

Reeling in the Great White, and other Tales  Fishingr State and Lcal Pls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Givig dcts os

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Th Uhalth Pusuit f Mical dvica dug Cmpais

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Fllwing (r Harassing?) the Mney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Accunting r the Perils Facing Business Supprt Services:The Late Arthur Andersen & C. and Its Repercussins . . . . . . . . 131

Las: Gvmt offs Agaist th Bst dfs

. . . . . . . 159

dig Thi dut ( Cmmittig espiag?)

and other Media Twilight Znes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Natinal Security: Prtecting the Natin rm Merchants, Artists,Pressrs, Students and Lbbyists r Nn-Prfts? . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Conclusion: