What Madoff, Minkow and Ponzi now have in common
| They've been inducted into the Con Artist Hall of Infamy, a website designed to be comprehensive educational tool to help readers understand and prevent white-collar crime, the site's founders say.
It's not the first time Bernard L. Madoff has had his name in lights this year. 07/02/2009 07:40 (LaTimes business) Continue to read news >> |
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