Dec 23rd, 2008 · Bernard Madoff scammed more than just primary investors. Hard-hit Jewish charities won't be able to fund many causes because of million-to-billion-dollar losses. CEO of Physicians for Human Rights, Frank Donaghue, discusses how his organization is coping with a tremendous loss in funds.
Dec 17th, 2008 · Wall Street investor Bernard Madoff is not the first person to be charged with carrying out a massive Ponzi scheme. He's charged with running a $50 billion Ponzi scam. The Ponzi scheme has a long and colorful history.
Dec 16th, 2008 · Why would someone like Bernard Madoff allegedly get involved in a Ponzi scheme? Nomi Prins, former Wall Street insider and author of Other People's Money: The Corporate Mugging of America, offers her insight into how scam artists in the finance world think.
Dec 16th, 2008 · Many of the people who lost money in the alleged fraud case involving Bernard Madoff were sophisticated and successful. So it may be surprising to learn that those investors would put billions of dollars into what is being labeled as one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history. The sums may be shocking but the dynamics at work in that case are familiar.
Dec 15th, 2008 · Bernard Madoff bilked hundreds of investors for billions of dollars. Joel Seligman, SEC historian and president of the University of Rochester, discusses how Madoff's scam reflects on the SEC and what it can do now.
Dec 15th, 2008 · The list of investors who say they were duped in one of Wall Street's biggest Ponzi schemes is growing. Investors around the world, who sunk cash into veteran Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff's investment pool, spent the weekend calculating how much exposure they might have.
Dec 7th, 2008 · Michigan stores are losing millions of dollars every year to return deposits on bottles and cans brought in from border states, such as Ohio or Indiana, that don't pay back on deposits for recycled containers. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton reports on "can-scamming" and the efforts to prevent it.
Nov 18th, 2008 · Congressional offices have waiting lists for tickets thousands of names long. The inaugural ceremonies communications director offers tips on how to get a ticket without being scammed ... or losing friends. Lately, ex-boyfriends she hasn't heard from in years are suddenly contacting her on facebook.