Tag: Bernard Madoff
THE MEDIA’S IN-COMPLETE NARRATIVE OF THE MADOFF FRAUD
This narrative comes courtesy of Mr Christopher London Esq (the article reprinted here and its revealing reader comments can be seen here). In the ongoing complexities of the Bernard Madoff scandal that first arose 2 years ago Mr...
How to kill yourself in public and create a scene: A study in the American myth.
There are many ways to kill yourself if inclined; jumping off bridges because of the stigma associated with one's sexuality, shooting yourself in the head, hanging yourself live on a chat room session whilst being cheered on, being gunned...
Mark Madoff, son of Bernard Madoff hangs himself with a dog leash.
A family scion continues to crumble.
Media and financial outlets are today shocked to find out that this Saturday morning disgraced Bernard Madoff‘s elder son, Mark Madoff, who helped run the once booming Madoff financial empire but in another...
Scumbag Lawrence Sandler gets 6 years for swindling art world.
Finally getting his just deserts.
Here's one specimen of good for nothing human being that's getting his comeuppance this morning, never mind that to date he has not come up with the millions he swindled from trusting collectors. Where...
Using star appeal and exclusivity to bilk your customers.
Another Ponzi scheme makes its way to high society.
Here we go again, or is it just the way to do business these days? Yesterday morning financial adviser and new found Ponzi schemer Kenneth Starr to the stars...
What’s wrong with media today?
I'm watching the news one night on TV and suddenly out of no where, one of the reporters start quipping about the new Sex and the City sequel and how fabulous the movie is and how later one of...
Bloomberg’s a Billionaire but what about NY?
Special feature by Clayton Patterson.
This is a question I ask in my movie "Captured." NYC used to be the cultural capital of the western world. This town used to be a breeding ground for hundreds of geniuses. One of the...
