• Inside the high-flying life of Ruja Ignatova, the new member of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list

    Inside the high-flying life of Ruja Ignatova, the new member of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list

    It's not hard to find similarities between the notorious Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos and the brilliant Bulgarian-German con artist Ruja Ignatova, who pulled off the OneCoin scam, which was the second biggest in history after Bernie Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme.
  • How Bernie Madoff nearly ruined the Mets

    How Bernie Madoff nearly ruined the Mets

    The thing that’s most important to remember is that while the families that used to own the Mets might have been the highest-profile victims — and, before that, beneficiaries — of Bernard L.
  • Bernie Madoff denied compassionate release, will likely die in prison

    Bernie Madoff denied compassionate release, will likely die in prison

    A federal judge on Thursday rejected Bernard Madoff’s request to be released early from prison because he was dying of kidney failure, saying the swindler had yet to show remorse for running his epic Ponzi scheme. Circuit Judge Denny Chin, who sentenced Madoff to 150 years in prison in 2009, wrote that while Madoff’s failing …
  • Supreme Court halts investors’ bid to block Madoff trustee lawsuits

    Supreme Court halts investors’ bid to block Madoff trustee lawsuits

    The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a bid by major banks and companies including Koch Industries to prevent a trustee chasing money for victims of imprisoned Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff from recouping funds that were transferred overseas. The justices left in place a lower court’s ruling that revived dozens of lawsuits …
  • It’s only fitting Mets’ ownership hunt is parade of liars and cheats

    It’s only fitting Mets’ ownership hunt is parade of liars and cheats

    “I’m speechless,” he began. I sense the day is coming when Mr. Met will be pinched at JFK attempting to board a flight to the Cayman Islands. His head will be cut open to reveal purloined cash and stock certificates that he’ll claim he never knew he was carrying — someone must’ve switched heads on …