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For eichenwald, they were the two fbi agents who originally handled whitacre and did most of the groundwork of the case. From an awardwinning new york times reporter comes the full, mindboggling true story of the lies, crimes, and ineptitude behind the enron scandal that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed washington and wall street forever. Sep 06, 2012 four days after 911, president george w. A true story, awardwinning investigative reporter and bestselling author kurt eichenwald blew the lid off one of the most bizarre cases in the history of the fbi and corporate america. He previously wrote about whitecollar crime and corporate corruption for the new york times for twenty years. Oct 05, 2009 buy the informant film tie in by eichenwald, kurt isbn. Buy the informant film tie in by eichenwald, kurt isbn. See all books authored by kurt eichenwald, including conspiracy of fools. Kurt eichenwald is a contributing editor at vanity fair and a new york times bestselling author.
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