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Ballsy Crimes

  1. scores
    Diane Passage Climbing Back Up the PoleThe wife of accused Ponzi-schemer Kenneth Starr is auditioning for a new stripper reality show.
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. nunsense
    Long Island Man Settles Charges That He Defrauded ‘Elderly Nuns’Christ almighty.
    By Jessica Pressler
  3. ballsy crime
    Art-Savvy Burglars Steal ‘A Gallery’s Worth’ of Pop Art From Wealthy ManhattaniteAnd they got away with it.
    By Mike Vilensky
  4. passage to prison
    Accused Ponzi Schemer Finds Out the Hard Way That the Feds Read Jail MailDisgraced financier Ken Starr’s prison love notes revealed.
    By Jessica Pressler
  5. talking heads
    John Kinnucan Wouldn’t Sing for Feds, But Now He Won’t Shut Up“If I don’t raise my voice, nobody will, because everyone has gone underground.”
  6. the great holiday hedge fund bust
    Wall Street ‘Hero’ John Kinnucan Explains HimselfHe might have worn a wire if the Feds had been nicer.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. the great holiday hedge fund bust
    Man Blows Off Feds, Law & Order Style“We … declined the young gentleman’s gracious offer to wear a wire and therefore ensnare you in their devious web.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  8. hipsters
    Vice Magazine Founder Detained in YemenHe was searching for Al Qaeda.
    By Mike Vilensky
  9. ballsy crime
    Man in Bernie Madoff Costume Robs BankThis is either a coincidence or a thief with a good sense of humor.
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. made-off
    Bernie Madoff Would Have Been Hopeless Without His SecretariesBehind every successful Ponzi schemer is a woman with index cards.
    By Jessica Pressler
  11. ballsy crimes
    Hong Kong Businessman So Wealthy He Didn’t Notice New York Limo Driver Took Him for a $800,000 RideThese things just don’t happen in Kansas.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. made-off
    Woman Buys Ruth Madoff a Present at Auction of Her StuffBuyer of Ruth’s bed plans to return it to her, “if she wants it.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  13. ballsy crimes
    Rabbi Found Guilty of Trying to Extort Steven CohenMilton Balkany will go to jail.
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. made-off
    Madoff Trustee Spends Money to Make MoneyIrving Picard spent $26.9 million to recover $849,000.
    By Jessica Pressler
  15. double trouble
    Identical Twin Ponzi Schemers Given Identical SentencesThree and a half years in matching outfits.
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. old crime
    Ponzi Schemer Arthur Nadel Sentenced to 14 YearsInvestors lashed out at the 77-year-old “narcissistic psychopath” in court.
    By Jessica Pressler
  17. made-off
    Put Yourself in Bernie Madoff’s SlippersLiterally.
    By Jessica Pressler
  18. the most important people in the world
    Officer Jon From CHiPs Charged With Securities FraudThat’s gotta sting.
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. ballsy crime
    Raj Rajaratnam Seemed ‘Relaxed’ at Pretrial HearingSuspicious.
    By Jessica Pressler
  20. ballsy crime
    Insider Trader Gives Masa Four Stars“It was the most, you know, exquisite dinner, sushi dinner I’ve ever had,” Stephanou testified.
    By Jessica Pressler
  21. wall street warriors
    Accused Ponzi Schemer Gives Prison a Two Out of ThreeGuy Chimay finds the guards at his North Carolina prison pleasant enough, but the food isn’t quite up to snuff.
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. starrs
    Kenneth Starr Did a Bad Thing, But He’s Not a Bad PersonThe celebrity money manager pleads guilty to fraud.
    By Jessica Pressler
  23. bring on the funkhouser
    Elitist Attitude Helps Uncover FraudOnce they saw he went to a bad college, it was all over for Kenneth Wayne McLeod.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. Woman Accused of Stuffing Baby Tiger Into Her Luggage Uses the Same Excuse As Paris HiltonIt wasn’t my bag.
    By Mike Vilensky
  25. You Can’t Just Hand Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle a Bunch of Scribblings and Call It a Day“You expect the court to rubber-stamp, but we can’t.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. ballsy crime
    Cancer-Faking Grifter Turns Herself InKirilow told the ‘Star’ she was sorry and wanted to pay the money back, adding she “can’t possibly give it back to every single person, but I can give it to charity.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  27. ballsy crime
    The Hippie GrifterCancer made Ashley Anne Kirilow popular. Until people found out she was faking it.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. ballsy crime
    Larry Salander Will Not See Fine Art for a Long TimeThe art dealer heads to jail.
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. covering their assets
    Wyly Brothers Used Magic Cloak to Conceal $550 Million Fraud, SEC AllegesDallas billionaires may have used magic to cover their assets.
    By Jessica Pressler
  30. say it with flowers
    Flowers Were Just Robber’s Way of Saying Thank-YouThe man arrested for robbing a bank with a bouquet of flowers explains his rationale.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. ballsy crime
    Man In Darth Vader Costume Robs Long Island BankLoses points for the camouflage pants.
    By Josh Duboff
  32. ballsy crime
    Robbing Banks With Bouquets: Ultimately UnsuccessfulHe said it with flowers, and then he got cuffed.
    By Mike Vilensky
  33. say it with flowers
    Robber at Least Nice Enough to Bring FlowersHe wasn’t all bad.
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. ballsy crime
    Soho Dandy Josef Von Habsburg-Lothringen Carried a Cordless Hair Dryer ‘Like a Gun’And that’s not even the weirdest thing about him.
    By Jessica Pressler
  35. bright ideas
    Travis Wright Believed in the Candwich, Even If His Investors Didn’tA sandwich in a can is a foolproof idea, is it not?
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. beach reading
    Trading Inside Information Was ‘Like an Orgasm’ for Danielle ChiesiA “classic tale of desire and betrayal” from, er, ‘Fortune.’
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. wall street warriors
    Guy de Chimay Stands Up for LoveAccused Ponzi-schemer speaks out about claims that he stole $1 million from his fiancée’s family.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. spies like us
    Russian Spies’ Dumbest Mistakes“She said they were from Canada.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. booty at butner
    Madoff May Have Stashed $9 Billion, Says Chatty Fellow InmateMore gossip from Bernie’s fellow inmates.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. passage to prison
    Flashy Purchases Were Ken Starr’s UndoingThe biggest one of which was apparently his wife.
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. ballsy crime
    Lady Ponzi Schemer Adds Insult to Injury by Squandering Ill-Gotten GainsShe didn’t even buy fun stuff.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. white-collar crimes of passion
    Wachovia Executive Embezzled Millions for Love of Tropical FloraWachovia executive Scott Welch was driven to crime by a love of landscaping.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. catching up
    Coffee Talk With Jeff SkillingThe former Enron CEO may never touch money again, he reveals in a prison interview. Also, he is lonely.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. ballsy crime
    ‘Wall Street Warrior’ Guy de Chimay Used Client Funds to Pay for Divorce, Hamptons MansionSo alleges the SEC, gleefully.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. ponzied
    Diane Passage May Have to Go Back to the Old LifeThe SEC refuses to unfreeze Ken Starr’s assets, leaving his ex-stripper wife with only her dance skills.
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. crime
    Feds Raid Manhattan ‘Boiler Room’Thirteen arrested.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. white men with rugs
    Andrew Stein Allegedly Guilty of More Than Just Lying to the IRSThe ex-Manhattan borough president appears to have brushed something else under the rug.
    By Jessica Pressler
  48. ballsy crime
    Even After Marrying a Man Who Made Millions, Diane Passage Continued Pole DancingAt least accused Ponzi schemer Ken Starr’s wife had a strong work ethic.
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. undignified arrests
    Kenneth Starr’s Arrest Was Rather Undignified“He hid in the closet and put some clothes over his head.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. ballsy crime
    Bumbling Disney Employees Imagineer Insider-Trading Scheme“What would you suggest I do. If I could wave my magic wand and give you what you want, I would.”
    By Jessica Pressler
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