Pierucci, Frederic
The American Trap: My battle to expose America's secret economic war against the rest of the world
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529326871
- author:
- Pierucci, Frederic
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Hodder Paperback
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, Government,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Frédéric Pierucci's story is one of corporate power and corruption. In 2014, he lost control of a significant part of France's nuclear power plants to the United States. This loss was part of a larger $12 billion scandal that exposed the secret economic war waged by the US in Europe. Pierucci's own story is a personal account of the events that led to his arrest in 2013 and his subsequent imprisonment for over two years. Despite being wrongly accused, he was locked up by the US authorities, forcing his company to pay a record fine and surrender control to its American competitor, General Electric. This book is a detailed account of how the US is using corporate law as an economic weapon against its allies, destabilizing some of the world's largest companies to the benefit of the US Treasury.