Ponzi

Should Insider Trading Be Made Legal?

James Altucher | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


James Altucher

I'm simply raising the question. Could legal insider trading lead to a more efficient market that would ultimately benefit investors and allow investigators to probe elsewhere?

SEC Charges 3 Men In $14 Million Ponzi Scheme That Targeted Haitians In Florida, New Jersey

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


MIAMI — Three men are accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from hundreds of Haitian-American investors in South ...

The Greatest Financial Scandals

Business Week | Brian Burnsed | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business


The now infamous dealings of Bernard Madoff, the money manager accused by federal authorities of running a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, have dominated he...

This Week in Cheating: Madoff Sentenced

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 07.30.2009 | Comedy


Jeff Kreisler

Bernie Madoff got 150 years in prison, though he told investors it was 175 years... and they each told two investors it was 190 years... and so on and so on and so on...

The Madoff Twelve

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.24.2009 | Home


Norb Vonnegut

Ira Sorkin, defense attorney for Bernard Madoff, requested his client's sentence be limited to twelve years. He cited Madoff's age and thirteen-year l...

Madoff: The Three Amigos

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

What do Bernie Madoff, Ahmed Ghailani, and a captured Somali pirate have in common? They're all locked in the same New York prison.

Is the SEC Awake?

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

The Securities and Exchange Commission barred Bernard Madoff from the securities business. We all feel safer now? Yeah, right.

Top Ten Ways to Spot Financial Fraud

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 06.06.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

Madoff's sense of order was legendary. He probably arrived at the office early just to run the vacuum cleaner. Other cons are similarly fastidious.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' Allowance

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

Madoff's preferential treatment of some investors, however, is a big deal. It's a likely blueprint, I think, of the trustee's legal tactics.

Don't Let Madoff Cop a Plea

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 04.07.2009 | Business


Aaron Zelinsky

For the good of the American people, Madoff's victims, and the American financial regulatory system, Madoff should be tried in open court.

Mini Madoff Scandal Scales New Linguistic Heights

Charles H. Green | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business


Charles H. Green

Another day, another Ponzi scheme. R. Allen Stanford's take: $8 Billion. Not chump change, of course, but neither does it put him in Madoff's league. But the Stanford scandal has set a linguistic record.

The Greatest Ponzi Scheme of All Time

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

When the President came into office, there were about 278 million people living in America. The national debt was $5.6 trillion. Now there are 307 million of us. The national debt is $10.6 trillion.

Missing Minsky

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.27.2009 | Business


John Tepper Marlin

Hyman Minsky didn't live to see how closely this year's meltdowns would follow his predicted scenario, with the Lehman failure being one of several clear Minsky moments.

Make Wall Street Take The Same Deal The Autoworkers Get

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.22.2009 | Business


Chris Weigant

If we're going to minutely examine autoworkers' wages, and dictate the travel plans of one industry we are bailing out, then it seems eminently reasonable to do the same for the banking industry.