"Some people say that in this world, there are a lot of people who rely on flowery rhetoric - you can deceive a person, if you can deceive the whole world, it becomes your sincerity that fooled them... you fooling one person is no problem, if everyone has been fooled by you, that's a skill, that's a symbol of success." more ›

If you've been following the exploits and downfall of Bernie Madoff and his $50 billion Ponzi scheme, you'll know about some the high profile "investors" that he's cheated, ranging from the Wilpon family (the owners of the New York Mets) for $300 million to Steven Spielberg. Other institutions that were tempted by his supposed high return hedge funds are listed here. more ›