Dirt Under the Cap

A Forensic Auditor chronicles the largest salary cap dispute in NBA history.

This book gives the background of forensic accountant Charles Bennett and a blow by blow as to how he tackled one of the largest sports disputes between NBA owners and players in the 1990s. Related stories focus on other NBA-related forensic engagements of the author during the same time period. All were related to his work with the NBA PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA), The Appendix includes related news articles from the time period that show how the main stories were reported in the media at the time.

W. Charles Bennett was born in East Chicago, Indiana. Upon graduation from high school, Charles attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he graduated with a degree in Economics and Business. He graduated from Washington University St Louis in 1976 with an MBA in Accounting. He went on to work for the International accounting firm of Ernst and Ernst before entering the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, in 1979. In 1982, Charles partnered with former Washington University classmate Louis G. Hutt to form the regional accounting firm of Bennett Hutt & Company with offices in Columbia, Maryland and Albuquerque.