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How False Statements Are Undermining America: From Martha Stewart to Bernie Madoff
Penguin
April 2011
On Sale: April 19, 2011
283 pages
ISBN: 1594202699
EAN: 9781594202698
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Bestselling author James B. Stewart's newsbreaking
investigation of our era's most high-profile perjurers,
revealing the alarming extent of this national epidemic.
Our system of justice rests on a simple
proposition: that witnesses will raise their hands and tell
the truth. In Tangled Webs, James B. Stewart reveals
in vivid detail the consequences of the perjury epidemic
that has swept our country, undermining the very foundation
of our courts. With many prosecutors, investigators,
and participants speaking for the first time, Tangled
Webs goes behind the scene of the trials of media and
homemaking entrepreneur Martha Stewart; top White House
political adviser Lewis "Scooter" Libby; home-run king Barry
Bonds; and Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff.
The saga of Martha Stewart's conviction captured the
nation, but until now no one has answered the most basic
question: Why would Stewart risk prison, put her entire
empire in jeopardy, and lie repeatedly to government
investigators to save a few hundred thousand dollars in
stock gains? Moreover, how exactly was the notoriously
meticulous Stewart brought down? Drawing on the
accounts of then-deputy attorney general James Comey and
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, Stewart sheds new light on
the Libby investigation, making clear how far into the White
House the Valerie Plame CIA scandal extended, and why Libby
took the fall. In San Francisco, Giants home-run king
Barry Bonds faces trial due to his testimony before a grand
jury investigating the use of illegal steroids in sports.
Bonds was warned explicitly that the only crime he faced was
perjury. Stewart unlocks the story behind the mounting
evidence that he nonetheless lied under oath. Bernie
Madoff's Ponzi scheme is infamous, but less well known is
how he eluded detection for so long in the face of repeated
investigations. Of the four he is the only one who has
admitted to lying. The perjury outbreak is
symptomatic of a broader breakdown of ethics in American
life. It isn't just the judicial system that relies on an
honor code: Academia, business, medicine, and government all
depend on it. Tangled Webs explores the age-old
tensions between greed and justice, self-interest and public
interest, loyalty and duty. At a time when Americans seem
hungry for moral leadership and clarity, Tangled Webs
reaffirms the importance of truth.
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