Empire of deceit Author:Dean B Allison This book, co-written by the US Attorney who prosecuted the man who built the so-called Empire Of Deceit, tells the story of the largest bank embezzlement in American history. As thorough as it is, the book turns into a bit of a legal brief in its later chapters (as most true crime books do, when it's time to get in a courtroom and make the bad ... more »guys pay), and ultimately fails to capture the complex character of Harold A. Smith - boxing promoter, womanizer, real-life SuperFly, con man, and thief of over 21 million dollars of Wells Fargo's money.« less