Empire of Deception

In the wild days of Chicago's Roaring Twenties, a charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme, swindling investors out of millions with promises of phantom timberland and oil wells. When his deception crumbled, Koretz vanished, sparking an international manhunt. This book details his audacious life, the pursuit by a power-hungry state's attorney, and his mysterious end in prison, offering a look at the timeless methods of swindlers.