Den of Thieves.

STEWART, James B. [Rudy Giuliani].

$1,500.00

Item Number: 146873

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.

Early printing of  Stewart’s classic work which recounts the insider trading scandals involving Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken, and other Wall Street financiers throughout the 1980s. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by James B. Stewart and Rudy Giuliani, who prosecuted Milken on the title page. Giuliani was a prominent figure in law enforcement throughout the 1980s. As U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he played a significant role in prosecuting financial crimes and tackling financial corruption. It was in this position that he first gained national prominence by prosecuting numerous high-profile cases, resulting in the convictions of Wall Street figures Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken. He also focused on prosecuting drug dealers, organized crime, and corruption in government. He amassed a record of 4,152 convictions and 25 reversals. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony. A unique example.

Den of Thieves recounts the insider trading scandals involving Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken, and other Wall Street financiers in the United States during the 1980s, such as Robert Freeman, Dennis Levine, Lowell Milken, John A. Mulheren, Martin Siegel, Timothy Tabor, Richard Wigton, Robert Wilkis, and others. Intertwining the stories of financiers, bankers, lawyers, and the law enforcement officials who pursued them, Den of Thieves tells a tale of arrogance and complacency amongst the Wall Street elite. As leveraged buyouts and takeovers proliferated in the heady 1980s, information on which companies were being targeted became ever more valuable. The stock price of companies could rise enormously on rumors of a potential takeover. Those who were privy to that information before it became public could make huge sums of money. Stewart shows how some of the biggest names in American financial history were involved in one of the greatest insider-trading schemes ever and how their exposure and punishment sent shock waves through corporate America.