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4/28/10: Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy

photo: Steve Punter/Creative Commons via flickr
photo: Steve Punter/Creative Commons via flickr

By Doug Fabrizio

Salt Lake City, Utah – The CIA, MI5 and KGB are names that may conjure up images of old black and white spy movies, but agents really are working around the world - and not just for clandestine government investigations. Corporate espionage began in the 19th century with Allan Pinkerton and today, many former and even current intelligence officers work for Wall Street traders and corporate giants. Journalist Eamon Javers has written a new book that explores this secret world and Wednesday he joins us to talk about it.

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