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The Most Scandalous White-Collar Cases Of 2009 (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Raj Rajaratnam, Marc Dreier, White Collar Crime, Madoff, Allen Stanford, Blagojevich, Slidehuge, Robert Greenwood, Stephen Walsh, Slidepoll, Anthony Marshall, 2009 Crime, Bernie Madoff, Business News

Bernie Madoff is only one of the white-collar offenders exposed this year for bilking the country out of millions. Whether stealing from dying family...

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Marc Dreier On 60 Minutes: Why I Defrauded Investors Out Of $400 MILLION

Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Marc Dreier, Mini-Madoff, Business News

Some men buy sports cars, some men cheat on their wives. But, during his mid-life crisis Marc Dreier decided to defraud investors of $400 million. I...

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Boyd Johnson III, Prosecutor Against Spitzer, Promoted

New York Post | Posted 09.18.2009 | New York

Read More: New York US Attorney's Office, Boyd Johnson Iii, Eliot Spitzer, Boyd Johnson, Eliot Sitzer Call-Girl Probe, Preet Bharara, Marc Dreier, Eliot Spitzer Prostitution, Raymond Lohier, New York News

Boyd Johnson III, the prosecutor who headed the Eliot Spitzer call-girl probe, is now the No. 2 man in the Southern District of New York's US Attorney...

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A "Dryer" Version of Madoff

Ron Kuby | Posted 08.21.2009 | Home

Read More: Lawyer, Real Estate, Marc Dreier, Bernie Madoff, Prison, Hedge Funds, New York City, Home News
Ron Kuby

Let's see--he ripped off hedge fund managers, real estate moguls, and real estate lawyers. The trifecta. Were there any normal people who got hurt? Sadly, the answer is yes.

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Marc Dreier, Prominent Lawyer, Gets 20 Years In Prison For $400M Securities Fraud

AP | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Dreier LLP, Marc Dreier, Dreier-Llp-Scandal, Marc Dreier Sentencing, Marc Dreier Scheme, Marc Dreier Impersonation, New York, Marc Dreier Sentence, Marc Dreier Fraud, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) -- A once-prominent Manhattan attorney was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for a hatching a massive fraud in a desperate attempt ...

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Mini-Madoffs: The New Breed Of Downmarket Ponzi Schemers (SLIDESHOW, VOTE)

Posted 08.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Nicholas Cosmo, Slidepoll, Provident Royalties, Marc Dreier, Paul Greenwood Stephen Walsh, Jack Ustick, Ponzi Scheme, David Ruskjer, Bernie Madoff, Sky Capital, Joseph Forte, David Hernandez, Business News

Bernie certainly wasn't alone. As BusinessWeek recently pointed out, there's currently a "bull market for investment scams." Ponzi schemes, in whi...

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Marc Dreier, Lawyer, Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Hedge Funds Of More Than $400 Million

AP | Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Writer | Posted 06.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Dreier, Dreier Pleads Guilty, Marc Dreier, Marc Dreier Fraud, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) -- A prominent Manhattan lawyer pleaded guilty Monday to using impersonations and fake documents to defraud hedge funds out of more than...

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The Fake Out: Imitating Regulation in the Era of Madoff

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Credit Default Swaps, House, Fraud, Marc Dreier, Harry Reid, Congress, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, Allen Stanford, Bernie Madoff, Tarp, Senate, Financial Crisis, Business News
Harry Moroz

The Senate is capable of making activity illegal that the general public already assumes is illegal.

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Marc S. Dreier, Lawyer, Is Indicted On Conspiracy And Fraud Charges

wsj.com | CHAD BRAY | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Marc Dreier Indicted, Dreier Promissory Notes, Dreier Indicted for Conspiracy and Fraud, Dreier Scheme Conspiracy Fraud, Marc Dreier, Business News

New York lawyer Marc S. Dreier was indicted Thursday on conspiracy and fraud charges for an alleged scheme to sell fictitious promissory notes to hedg...

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The Wealthy Share Experiences with the Unemployed

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 01.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Layoffs, Financial Crisis, Chrysler, Obama Fundraising, Marc Dreier, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Bernie Madoff, Personal Finance, Business News
Christopher Brauchli

Thousands of extremely wealthy individuals have now learned that their wealth has been taken from them by a man who led them to believe for years.. that their fortunes were safe if entrusted to him.

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Rancid Materialism Is Corrupting Our Community

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 01.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Eiyan Harah, Jewish Familiy Values, Wall Street CEOs, Marc Dreier, Materialism, Family Values, Judaism, Tzedaka, Kabbalah Center, Financial Crisis, Jewish Values, Bernard Madoff, Kabbalah, Living News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

For years now I have been passionately arguing the need for the Jewish community to serve as a light unto the nations by promulgating our values to the non-Jewish world.

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DREIER BANKRUPTCY: Scandalized Firm To Seek Protection

AP | Posted 01.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Dreier Bankruptcy, Dreier LLP, Marc Dreier Impersonation, Marc Dreier, Dreier Scandal, Business News

NEW YORK — A court-appointed receiver sought bankruptcy protection Tuesday for a prominent Manhattan law firm embroiled in accusations of massiv...

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Marc Dreier: "Houdini Of Impersonation," May Have Stolen $380 Million

Huffington Post | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Dreier LLP, Marc Dreier, Marc Dreier Scandal, Money Laundering, Marc Dreier Impersonation, Dreiergate, Dreier LLP Scandal, Business News

The case of high-powered Manhattan lawyer Marc Dreier keeps getting more complicated -- for him, for authorities and for people at his firm: Dreier L...

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Marc Dreier Used Financial Crisis To Trick Hedge Funds Out Of $100 Million

Daily Telegraph | Tom Leonard | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Hedge Funds, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Marc Dreier Tricked Hedge Funds Out of $100, Marc Dreier, New York Lawyer, Business News

A prominent New York lawyer has been charged in a $100 million (£75 million) hedge fund fraud scheme in which he allegedly tricked his way into busin...

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Marc Dreier, Manhattan Lawyer, Busted For Impersonation In Canada

Wall Street Journal | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Money Laundering, Marc Dreier Impersonation, Marc Dreier Busted, Marc Dreier, Crime, Business News

Let's get you up to speed on what we know about the situation involving New York City lawyer Marc Dreier. One thing's for sure: it's strange and murky...

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