Oh My Fraud

Meet the Prosecutor-turned-Professor: Sam Buell of Duke Law


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At the beginning of his career, Sam Buell knew that he wanted to be a prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York where all manner of crime—everything from mob hits to human trafficking—was occurring. Caleb and Greg discuss Sam’s eventful career that took him from Whitey Bulger to the Enron case which set on the path to being an scholar on white collar crime.

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  • (00:00) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud
  • (00:36) - Interview with Law Professor Sam Buell
  • (02:43) - Sam Buell's Early Life and Education
  • (04:39) - Career Beginnings and Law School
  • (06:54) - Prosecuting Organized Crime in New York
  • (21:07) - Whitey Bulger Case and Boston Move
  • (33:45) - Joining the Enron Task Force
  • (52:41) - The Psychology of Fraud: Groupthink and Incremental Deception
  • (01:01:09) - The Arthur Anderson Prosecution
  • (01:08:34) - The Trial and Aftermath: Lessons from the Anderson Case
  • (01:19:27) - Corporate Criminal Liability: The Broader Implications
  • (01:32:23) - The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley: Successes and Failures
  • (01:36:22) - The Future of Corporate Regulation: Challenges and Surprises
  • (01:40:31) - Final Thoughts and Reflections
  • Connect with Sam Buel
    Samuel W. Buell [Duke University School of Law]
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-buell-1a7a7b124


    Purchase Sam's Books
    https://www.amazon.com/Capital-Offenses-Business-Punishment-Corporate/dp/039324783X
    https://buelloncorporatecrime.com/

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