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Octopus: Sam Israel, The Secret Market, and Wall Street’s Wildest Con
By Lawson, Guy
- ISBN
- 978-0-30771-607-1
- Publisher
- Crown
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Reviewed on September 15, 2012 | Law & Crime
Lawson (coauthor, with William Oldham, The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia) here tells the story of Sam Israel, a smart, charming hedge fund manager who, when his company began to lose money, fabricated a few numbers with his accountant to buy time. Next, Israel bumped into Robert Booth Nichols, a James Bond-esque former CIA...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
