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Depicting American justice at its best and worst, The Prosecutors lifts the lid off today's legal system with details that are more shocking and graphic than any television show or best-selling novel.

After years of prosecuting hard-core criminals, rising legal star Alan Bell took a private sector job in South Florida's newest skyscraper. Suddenly, he suffered such bizarre medical symptoms, doctors suspected he'd been poisoned by the Mafia. Bell's rapidly declining health forced him to flee his glamorous Miami life to a sterile "bubble" in the remote Arizona desert.

Carla Del Ponte won international recognition as Switzerland's attorney general when she pursued cases against the Sicilian mafia. In 1999, she answered the United Nations' call to become the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. In her new role, Del Ponte confronted genocide and crimes against humanity head-on, struggling to bring to justice the highest-ranking individuals responsible for massive acts of violence in Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Kosovo.

A legendary federal prosecutor and a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter bring you behind the scenes of the most shocking and important criminal cases of our time. Through unprecedented access, deep research and sardonic humor- Paul Schwartz and Jay Weaver show us in gripping detail how true crime actually happens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Larry Klayman provides an exclusive first-hand look at the details of high profile legal cases and investigations.

"Prosecutors Say Baltimore Police Mishandled Freddie Gray Case" is from the July 28, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Richard Pérez Peña and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"With Prosecutors at Odds, U.S. Inquiry into Garner's Death Drags On" is from the July 11, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Feuer and Matt Apuzzo and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Prosecutors in Pistorius Case Lose Bid to Appeal 6-Year Sentence" is from the August 26, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Sewell Chan and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Prosecutor Criticized Over Laquan McDonald Case Is Defeated in Primary" is from the March 16, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Monica Davey and narrated by Caroline Miller.

In Prosecuting the President, Andrew Coan offers a highly engaging look at the long, mostly forgotten history of special prosecutors in American politics. For more than a century, special prosecutors have struck fear into the hearts of presidents, who have the power to fire them at any time. How could this be, Coan asks? And how could the nation entrust such a high responsibility to such subordinate officials? With vivid storytelling and historical examples, Coan demonstrates that special prosecutors can do much to protect the rule of law under the right circumstances.

THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHY OF THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER A Times Book of the Year; A Telegraph Book of the Year; A Daily Mail Book of the Year; A Waterstones Book of the Year ‘Required reading for anyone who has an interest in who governs Britain' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL 'This will be the most...

"President Park Geun-Hye Was Accomplice in Extortion, South Korean Prosecutors Say" is from the November 20, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Choe Sang Hun and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Brussels Attackers' Original Target Was France, Prosecutor Says" is from the April 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Aurelien Breeden and Alissa J. Rubin and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Alabama Prosecutor Doles Out Penalties, and Brings In Profit" is from the December 12, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Shaila Dewan and Andrew W. Lehren and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Nate Parker's past Surfaces in Prosecutors' Investigation of Penn State" is from the October 28, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Jacqueline Williams and Serge F. Kovaleski and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"Christie Knew About Bridge Lane Closings as They Happened, Prosecutors Say" is from the September 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Kate Zernike and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Attacker in Nice Plotted for Months and Had Accomplices, French Prosecutor Says" is from the July 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Aurelien Breeden and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.