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Minnesota teachers pension fund is 'cooking the books' under Tim Walz, investigator warns
August 10, 2024 | 10:59amA Minnesota retirement system for public school teachers under Gov. Tim Walz is “cooking the books” by vastly underreporting fees paid to investment managers, a top pension investigator said.
The man behind the monster: Bernie Madoff's life in prison and his reflections on crimes
July 20, 2024 | 8:00amOver the course of the next decade, Richard Behar and Madoff exchanged more than 300 emails, with Behar often sending Madoff money to pay for his Internet access in prison.
I sleep in Bernie Madoff’s antique canopied bed — Ruth doesn't want it back, so now I'm selling it on eBay
July 18, 2024 | 2:08pmIn 2010, Tally Wiener bought a bed, and other Madoff family fittings, at auction -- and now she's looking to part ways with them.
Thick as thieves? These zodiac signs have the stickiest fingers — and could be planning to steal from you
February 21, 2024 | 5:42pmLet's talk schemers, dreamers, thieves and bandits, pickpockets and poachers, crooks and conmen.
Ex-Mets GM cracks Bobby Bonilla joke after Shohei Ohtani gets $700M contract
December 11, 2023 | 2:58pmThe former Mets GM doesn't quite have 700 million reasons to be thankful for Shohei Ohtani, but in some regards the blockbuster contract is a load off his back.
Madoff victims paid another $158M by compensation fund, bringing total to $4.22B: feds
December 11, 2023 | 2:22pmAnother $158 million has been doled out to victims of Bernie Madoff, the feds announced Monday -- bringing the total payout to a whopping $4.22 billion.
China's Madoff economy could come crashing down — with worldwide effect
August 10, 2023 | 9:05pmLike the infamous Bernie Madoff, the Chinese government reported 7% to 8% growth each year no matter what really happened to the economy
Michael Milken was the junk bond genius who symbolized a 'decade of greed' but he was no Bernie Madoff
July 29, 2023 | 9:35pm“Witness to a Prosecution: The Myth of Michael Milken" should be required reading for law schools preparing the next generation of prosecutors who think the steppingstone to fame and fortune...
Top JPMorgan exec sought Jeffrey Epstein's help during Madoff crisis: suit
July 25, 2023 | 4:03pmMary Erdoes, the CEO of JPMorgan's asset and wealth management division, used Jeffrey Epstein as a "personal resource," according to revealing new court documents filed Monday.
Adani Group faces US scrutiny over alleged stock manipulation, accounting fraud
June 23, 2023 | 9:19amA scathing report published earlier this year claims "Adani Group has engaged in a brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over the course of decades."
R. Kelly moved from Chicago to NC prison that housed notorious criminals
April 25, 2023 | 11:01amThe disgraced singer, sentenced to 30 years behind bars for child sex crimes and sex trafficking, was moved to a medium-security prison known for housing high-profile inmates.
TD, other banks to pay $1.35B to end Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme lawsuit
February 27, 2023 | 11:56amStanford's Ponzi scheme was at the time considered the largest other than Madoff's.
Someone finally bought Madoff's Hamptons home years after forced sale
January 24, 2023 | 1:07pmThe 3,000-square-foot Montauk spread will be under new ownership some 13 years after its forced sale for less than $10 million.
Reporter dishes on his unique access to Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff
January 16, 2023 | 6:50pmInvestigative reporter Jim Campbell did Eliot Spitzer’s first post-governor interview, did libraries on Russian oligarchs and wrote the 400-page book “Madoff Talks” — now a Netflix documentary.
Oil tycoon lost billions with Enron, invested with Madoff, and struck out with FTX
January 16, 2023 | 10:25amA New York oil baron who lost billions in the collapse of Enron and who also invested tens of millions in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme has also taken a hit...
Bernie Madoff's NYC penthouse goes off the market after drawing zero buyers
January 12, 2023 | 5:13pmThese days, real estate investor Lawrence Benenson owns the 133 E. 64th St. unit, and this marks the third time since 2008 it's listed for sale.
Bernie Madoff went to jail to avoid mob hit: new Netflix docuseries
January 3, 2023 | 8:00amIt was his final selfish act.
How Sam Bankman-Fried 'Madoff' with regulators
December 31, 2022 | 10:49pmHow did SBF get away with something that could rival the wrongdoing of the notorious Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi swindle?
Sam Bankman-Fried vows to testify before Congress — as Madoff lawyer advises 'don't talk'
December 5, 2022 | 1:09pmMadoff attorney Ira Sorkin said SBF was "not going to sway the public" with his media blitz.
Here's what Sam Bankman-Fried thinks about all those Madoff comparisons
December 1, 2022 | 10:22amSBF also addressed whether he fears going to jail during a bombshell interview.