Aug 28th, 2008 · A criminal is a criminal, but a con man is an artist. In a recent case, a stylish, ascot-wearing man using the name "Clark Rockefeller" fooled just about everyone: two wives, a New York art dealer, even a state senator. He's wanted for questioning about a two-decade-old disappearance and possible murder.
Aug 8th, 2008 · A federal judge ruled that American Indians plaintiffs are entitled to $455 million in a 12-year-long trust case. A lawsuit claimed the Interior Department swindled plaintiffs out of billions in royalties since 1887. The plaintiffs had sought $47 billion.
Jul 17th, 2008 · Last year, Erwin and Inger Young of Sandwich, NH were swindled out of the deed to their home. The couple was separating and refinancing seemed like the best way out of a money hole, but they ended up caught in a common mortgage scam.
Jan 31st, 2008 · Every day, about a quarter of a million people in this country call a locksmith -- or at least they think they're calling a locksmith. In fact, a growing number may actually be reaching a con man who's better at picking pockets than he is at picking locks.
Sep 21st, 2007 · Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu is charged with swindling at least $60 million from investors in an alleged Ponzi scheme and using some of his profits to make illegal donations to political campaigns.
Feb 26th, 2007 · Competitive fisherman Gerald Swindle was ousted from the second day of competition in the Bassmaster Classic over the weekend, after he was ruled to have run his boat too close to other boats and spectators on Lay Lake in Alabama. The disqualification of Swindle, one of the sport's most popular personalities, brought the angler to tears.
Jan 8th, 2006 · Host Debbie Elliott and Chris Roberts dissect the meaning of the nursery rhyme "Little Jack Horner." It's about a real estate swindle in 16th-century England. Roberts is the author of Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme.
Sep 17th, 2004 · Author Donald Dunn joins us for a conversation about Charles Ponzi, the con man behind the famous phrase "Ponzi scheme" who pulled off one of the most infamous financial swindles of all time. Dunn's book is entitled Ponzi: The Incredible True Story of the King of Financial Cons.