Sentences with phrase «ponzi schemer»

(The DBR notes Loumiet has made headlines in the past through his role advising now - defunct Hamilton Bank; we've previously reported on Loumiet and Greenberg Traurig's role advising former client and alleged Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford.)

The strategy that has been attributed to Madoff is the opposite of that of the typical Ponzi schemer: it is to obtain investments from well - off people far more financially sophisticated than the average Ponzi victim, including genuine financial experts such as hedge fund managers and bank officials.

Scott Rothstein, now - accused Ponzi schemer extraordinaire, carted me around town in his Bentley Continental, stopping first at a local elementary school, where we met with Governor Charlie Crist, after he gave a short press conference.

The infamous case of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff was an ominous reminder that yes, there are unscrupulous money managers out there.

Almodóvar's main criticism is class - based: The economy class is drugged while the business class passengers (an assassin, a Ponzi schemer, a dominatrix named Ms. Take) get wasted and screw around.

Unfortunately for Josh and his employees, Shaw turns out to be a Ponzi schemer who may as well be called «Ernie Badoff.»

Bill de Blasio donor Jona Rechnitz's ties to accused Ponzi schemer Jason Nissen is starting to cause problems for Manhattan federal prosecutors seeking to use Rechnitz as its key witness in an upcoming bribery trial.

Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein won't get any reduction in his 50 - year federal prison sentence despite arguing he deserved one for cooperating with the feds, who say he lied to them, a judge ruled Monday.

Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein is imprisoned and disbarred from practicing as an attorney but it hasn't stopped him from flexing his jailhouse lawyer muscles — on his own behalf.

In addition to The Jinx, several other true crime series and television programs centered on the issue of criminal justice have gripped viewers over the past year, including current series focused on O.J. Simpson and infamous Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff that are airing on FX and ABC, respectively.

Frankly, if the stimulus was put more into infrastructure than into banks, brokers and the paper pushing ponzi schemers on Wall Street, Zurich and Brussels, millions more people would have jobs.

Martin Scorsese's «The Wolf of Wall Street» isn't an assaultive exposé of financial industry Ponzi schemers but a riotous comedy of manners.

Although Bitcoin has captured the hearts and minds of amateur gamblers and Ponzi schemers, it's still an orphan child among most financial managers.

Not exact matches

But it's a kick to watch a Ponzi - schemer get his.

And before I get a slew of e-mails pointing out the obvious, let me say that I am intentionally skipping the headline - topping misbehaving lawyers who have already had more than their share of the spotlight in 2009 — lawyer turned powerhouse - defendant Marc Dreier, Florida lawyer and accused Ponzi - schemer Scott Rothstein, and misbehaving federal judges Samuel Kent of Texas and Thomas Porteus Jr. of Louisiana.