Barry Minkow: The Boy Wonder of Wall Street. -- The Con: A charismatic teenager grows a carpet cleaning business into a $300 million company. The only problem? ZZZZ Best is a complete sham, built on fake contracts, credit card fraud, mob money, and one bank loan after another.  -- The Damage: $100 Million
Art of the Con

What does it take to be a con artist? Learn about the craft on Art of the Con - from tools of the trade to the best climate for a con. And check out the con timeline to see the trends over time.

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The Conwatch

June 29, 2010: Supreme Court decision raises questions about Hall of Infamers

The Supreme Court last week narrowed the scope of the honest services law, which makes it fraud to “deprive another of the intangible right of honest services.”  The law was used to convict everyone from lobbyist Jack Abramoff (out of prison and working at a pizzeria of all places), to U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of [...]

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