Confessions of an Expert Witness

About the Book

Confessions of an Expert Witness portrays the human drama and intrigue that enfold through three different stories of business fraud: Chapter One, “The Greedy Pallbearer,” depicts an individual case of investment fraud; Chapter Two, “Vulture Bank,” gives an inside view of banking fraud; and Chapter Three, “Something’s Fishy,” describes a scenario of a cooperative fraud. Although identifying details have been changed to protect the innocent, all of these stories are based on actual cases for which the author has testified as a legal expert witness. Through these real-life stories, the reader will gain valuable insights about corruption in the business arena and will become more savvy financially.

About the Author

Seth C. Anderson, a professor of financial services at the University of North Florida, received his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of North Carolina. He has published three academic books and more than forty articles, and his research has been widely cited in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, Barron’s, Money, and other national media. Dr. Anderson’s path breaking article on “churning” was selected by Garland Press as one of the ten most significant legal articles of the year. His other endeavors include consultation in portfolio management and analysis of financial fraud as a legal expert witness. Dr. Anderson is married and has three children.