This personal memoir aims at and succeeds to reveal various aspects regarding the way in which the personal file of the author was managed by the American authorities in a case of insider trading. The memory of the Bernie Madoff case and the financial crisis definitely influenced not only the decision in this specific case, with far less consequences in other people's lives compared to Madoff, but also the public perception. The book offers the author's point of view - the book was written while he was in prison - about the lack of balances and check of the American judicial system as well as the search for scape goats and the frequent inaccuracies of the media reporting in this case. It is an interesting account for anyone interested in the domain of trading and memoirs of financial misadventures in nowadays America.

An interesting and thought-provoking memoir written by a man who, accused by the government of insider trading, turned down a deal to plead guilty in exchange for no jail time but was eventually convicted at trial despite the utter and total lack of evidence against him, just for having been in business with - and tried alongside - the wrong people. Written in a very candid and engaging style, at times funny and self-deprecating, and in the latter part, quite sad and moving.

Easy to read. Biography of a prop trader life upended by poor friend's choice and the repercussion to his family life.

I'm empathetic with the author's story and the prose is not bad, but I didn't feel absorbed by it.

The biggest lessons: be very careful who you do business with and don't do things that could look bad in the eyes of the agents of the law, especially if it involves money.