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19 Feb 2009 10:53

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Biz, World: R. Allen Stanford’s massive fraud extends worldwide

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17 Feb 2009 23:31

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Biz: Hey look kids, another alleged ponzi scheme!

  • $8
    billion     the total alleged losses by Stanford International Bank, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission source
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11 Feb 2009 21:30

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Biz: Bernard Madoff’s wife: Cashing out when it’s crashing down?

  • $15 million was taken out before her hubby was arrested source
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07 Feb 2009 09:17

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Biz, U.S.: Bernard Madoff didn’t just screw over the super-wealthy

  • We don’t have any cash reserves now. And we still owe money on our houses.
  • Ian Thiermann • A 90-year-old California man who lost his $750,000 life savings in Madoff’s scheme and now works in a grocery store to make ends meet. Yeah, that’s right, he’s 90 and works in a grocery store. • source
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27 Jan 2009 09:19

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Biz: Another goofily-named guy arrested in an alleged Ponzi scheme

  • $400 million, the size of Nicholas Cosmo’s empire source
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12 Jan 2009 17:21

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Biz: Bernard Madoff gets to live the lavish life some more

  • $10 million The amount of Madoff’s bail. He remains free on bond. A judge declined a request to revoke bail source
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