Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation

Author/Contributor(s):	Jobb, Dean
Publisher:	Algonquin Books
Date:	01/05/2016
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In Chicago in the Roaring Twenties, a charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz enticed hundreds of people to invest as much as $30 million in phantom timberland and oil wells in Panama. This tale of a brilliant con man, the Bernie Madoff of his day, is a fascinating account of a criminal and an era, and the methods of swindlers throughout history.