Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon
Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon The inside story of a case that illustrates the horrific perils of unchecked prosecutorial overreach, written by the man who experienced it firsthand.Raj…
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Uneven Justice: The Plot to Sink Galleon
The inside story of a case that illustrates the horrific perils of unchecked prosecutorial overreach, written by the man who experienced it firsthand.Raj Rajaratnam, the respected founder of the iconic hedge fund Galleon Group, which managed $7 billion and employed 180 people in its heyday, chose to go to trial rather than concede to a false narrative concocted by ambitious prosecutors looking for a scapegoat for the 2008 financial crisis. As an immigrant who had achieved tremendous success in his adopted country, he trusted the system. Naively perhaps, Rajaratnam had expected to get a fair hearing in court.
In the end, Rajaratnam was convicted and sentenced to eleven years in prison. He had not anticipated prosecutorial overreach--inspired by political ambition--FBI fabrications, judicial compliance, and lies told under oath by cooperating witnesses. He served seven and a