Confessions of a Wall Street Insider: A Cautionary Tale of Rats, Feds, and Banksters

When prosecutors place a political agenda and career ambition over truth and justice, people inevitably get trampled. In this disturbing and cautionary tale from the inner sanctums of Wall Street to Federal prison, Kimelman ultimately tells a singular and riveting tale of survival and endurance.” - Gerald Posner, author of God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the VaticanKimelman’s account as a defendant in the federal criminal justice system provides insights into just how broken and frightening that system has become.” Walt Pavlo, Jr., Forbes columnist and co-author of Stolen Without a Gun"If you like wild rides, you'll love Confessions of a Wall Street Insider, Michael Kimelman's gripping, well-written, memoir of his incredible journey from an associate at the t

Outstanding Read! BigMeatballs91 A fantastic and eye opening book. What I thought I knew about this event was based solely on the very public government theatrics at the time. This is the other side of the story and it’s shocking. Kimelman gives you a front row seat to the multi-year implosion of his life and the toll it took on him and. "An absolutely brilliant look at the American criminal justice system and one" according to Kindle Customer. An absolutely brilliant look at the American criminal justice system and one man's fight against it. This book is simultaneously enlightening, riveting and frightening. A must read for all.. This is part 1 of my review. I will This is part 1 of my review. I will post part 2 after I finish the entire book (and I have had a chance to think about the issues a bit).I bought the book in kindle, and I have read about 50% of the books (I did not read this book in chronological order). I also read the Second Circuit decision denying the ini

In nearly two years behind bars, he reflected on his experiences before incarcerationrubbing elbows and throwing back far too many cocktails with financial titans and major figures in sports and entertainment (including Leonardo DiCaprio, Alex Rodriguez, Ben Bernanke, and Alan Greenspan, to drop a few names); making and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in daily gambles on the Street; getting involved with the wrong people, who eventually turned on him; realizing that none of that mattered in the end. He was arrested as part of a huge insider trading case, and while he was offered a sweetheart” no-jail probation plea, he refused, maintaining his innocence.The lion’s share of Confessions of a Wall Street Insider was written while K