Lobbying for the Dark Side

Alex Mitchell

Volume 71, Number 2, 2012

Con men, swindlers and cheaters pay bribes.
Sophisticates hire lobbyists because lobbyists
get better, more lasting results while only rarely
landing in the slammer.

—Michael Maiello

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