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100	1		_aSchweizer, Peter, _d1964- _eauthor. _91224
245	1	0	_aSecret empires : _bhow the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends / _cPeter Schweizer.
246	1		_iPre-publication title: _aInvisible heart attack
250			_aFirst Edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bHarper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, _c[2018]
264		4	_c© 2018.
300			_a318 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [229]-300) and index.
505	0		_aCorruption by proxy -- American princelings: Two sons and a roommate -- Nuclear and other consequences -- Bidens in Ukraine -- McConnell and Chao: from China with profits -- The princelings of K Street -- The princelings of Chicago -- The Hyesan Youth Copper Mine of North Korea -- Barack Obama's best friend -- More smashing and grabbing -- A real estate mogul goes to Washington -- The Trump princelings.
520			_a"Peter Schweizer has been fighting corruption--and winning--for years. In [past books], he exposed insider trading by members of Congress, ... uncovered how politicians use mafia-like tactics to enrich themselves, ... and revealed the Clintons' massive money machine ... . Now he explains how a new corruption has taken hold, involving larger sums of money than ever before. Stuffing tens of thousands of dollars into a freezer has morphed into multibillion-dollar equity deals done in the dark corners of the world. An American bank opening in China would be prohibited by US law from hiring a slew of family members of top Chinese politicians. However, a Chinese bank opening in America can hire anyone it wants. It can even invite the friends and families of American politicians to invest in can't-lose deals. President Donald Trump's children have made front pages across the world for their dicey transactions. However, the media has barely looked into questionable deals made by those close to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, and lesser-known politicians who have been in the game longer. In many parts of the world, the children of powerful political figures go into business and profit handsomely, not necessarily because they are good at it, but because people want to curry favor with their influential parents. This is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. But for relatives of some prominent political families, we may already be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. Deeply researched and packed with shocking revelations, Secret Empires identifies public servants who cannot be trusted and provides a path toward a more accountable government."--Dust jacket.
650		0	_aPolitical corruption _zUnited States. _91225
650		0	_aNepotism _zUnited States. _91226
650		0	_aOligarchy _zUnited States. _91227
650		0	_aMisconduct in office _zUnited States. _91228
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y21st century. _91229
655		4	_aNonfiction. _91230
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