The Pena Files: One Man's War Against Corruption and the Abuse of Power

By Octavio G. Pena, Dary Matera, Bruce McKenna

Book Overview

Exposing corruption in government, infiltrating Communist rebel forces in El Salvador, and flushing out a fugitive mobster in Panama are all just part of a day's work for high-profile private... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060391758
• ISBN13: 9780060391751
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: ReganBooks
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Thrilling investigations

Octavio Pena is convincingly the best in the business of private investigations and business security. Much of the book reads better than a movie. For those who are unfamiliar with the corruption in government agencies, this book will be a real eye-opener. Most compelling are several chapters describing coverups within the IRS the author encountered while working on specific cases. Although the book was fascinating, I felt Mr. Pena had limited the focus and perspective of his commentary too much to the specific cases he was working on. I was hoping to see some more opinion by the author on how our government could be improved, either by better legislative oversight, or other legal reforms. Nevertheless well worth reading.

I loved it and I'm going to have my kids read it, too.

Stories such as are in this book used to be more common, but are getting harder to find. One person fighting to uphold morality and values can make a difference. Entertaining and inspiring.