The Crime Book
99 that serial killers devastate families, while white collar criminals destroy societies. Nonetheless, punishment for white col ...
100 See also: Charles Ponzi 102–07 ■ Bernie Madoff 116–21 I n 1705, Scottish economist John Law proposed major reforms to the Sc ...
101 See also: Charles Ponzi 102–107 ■ Jérôme Kerviel 124–25 I n late 19th-century America, the financial markets were unregulate ...
THE OLD GAME OF ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL CHARLES PONZI, 1903–20 102-107_Charles_Ponzi.indd 102 02/12/2016 16:17 102-107_Charles ...
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104 I n July 1920, Charles Ponzi’s grand financial scheme was collapsing. As the authorities tracked his every move, panicked in ...
105 International Reply Coupons, which could be exchanged for postage stamps, inspired Ponzi’s scam. This particular design was ...
106 even stored in his wastebaskets. Convinced of his genius, investors mortgaged their homes and invested their life savings wi ...
107 A large crowd gathers outside Charles Ponzi’s Boston office in July 1920 after The Boston Post published a number of article ...
108 YOU CAN’T CONVICT A MILLION DOLLARS THE TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL, 1921–22 U ntil Watergate, the illegal espionage operation that ...
109 “Teapot Dome” became part of the political lexicon, a synonym for high-level corruption. It was pressed into play on campaig ...
110 CITIZENS WERE DYING RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTRE THE BHOPAL DISASTER, 1984 I n the early morning hours of 2 December 1984, 40 ton ...
111 See also: The Siemens Scandal 126–27 ■ The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal 130 –31 It was the worst industrial accident in hist ...
112 summoned. Ten days after the accident he appeared before the US Congress to report that his company had a commitment to safe ...
113 Survivors’ organizations and other local activists regularly stage protests demanding harsher punishment for those responsib ...
114 F or John Goddard, a 58-year- old messenger for money broker Sheppards, based in London’s financial district, the working da ...
115 After the mugging, in order to prevent similar crimes, the Bank of England (above) quickly developed a service to enable the ...
IT’S ALL JUST ONE BIG LIE BERNIE MADOFF, 1990s–2008 116-121_Bernie_Madoff.indd 116 12/12/2016 17:13 IT’S ALL JUST ONE BIG LIE BE ...
IT’S ALL JUST ONE BIG LIE BERNIE MADOFF, 1960–2008 116-121_Bernie_Madoff.indd 117 02/12/2016 16:17 ...
118 B ernie Madoff’s elaborate Ponzi scheme evaded US financial regulators for decades. It delivered irresistible financial gain ...
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