Why do people have a negative view of cooperators?

June 27, 2012 | The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement

In the more than 36 years I have practiced criminal defense law, I have had many occasions to represent people who, out of self-interest, chose to cooperate with law enforcement against others in order to avoid criminal prosecution or obtain leniency. Often, the choice to cooperate is a difficult one in which the client weighs [...]