#Sam Bankman-Fried rejects Bernie Madoff comparison, squirms during tense interview

#Sam Bankman-Fried rejects Bernie Madoff comparison, squirms during tense interview

“Sam Bankman-Fried rejects Bernie Madoff comparison, squirms during tense interview” Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pushed back on critics who have compared him to the late Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, even as he deflected questions over whether he might be headed to jail. The 30-year-old former crypto kingpin claimed during a Thursday interview with ABC’s…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 16, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — April 16, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — April 16, 2021” The Issue: Democrats’ introduction of a bill that would add four seats to the Supreme Court. There should not be absolute power on either side (“Dems bid to pack the court,” April 15). Democracy as defined or implied by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution should…

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#Bernie Madoff’s secrets revealed by his prison pen pal

#Bernie Madoff’s secrets revealed by his prison pen pal

“#Bernie Madoff’s secrets revealed by his prison pen pal” For 12 years, business journalist Jim Campbell has interviewed members of Bernie Madoff’s family and exchanged letters with the fraudster himself in prison. His new book, “Madoff Talks,” comes out in two weeks. Here, Campbell reveals some of what he learned about the notorious case. “Jim,…

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#Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, dead at 82

#Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, dead at 82

“#Bernie Madoff, infamous Ponzi schemer, dead at 82” Bernie Madoff, whose $65 billion Ponzi scheme made him one of the world’s most-hated criminals and destroyed even his own family, has died at the secure federal medical center in Butner, North Carolina, where he was serving a 150-year prison sentence, according to a report Wednesday. The…

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