http://www.bostonherald.com/bu... Many union retirement funds were totally depleted by having invested with Madoff, leading to "more 60 year old roofers and carpenters" who will not be able to retire soon - if … [Read more...]
Many justice-related foundations closing due to the Madoff Ponzi scheme
Just when you thought the news could not get worse, it turns out that foundations and groups who acted as watch dogs for justice also had their funds managed by Bernie Made-off* with the money: Robert Crane, president of the New York-based … [Read more...]
The Madoff debacle can be a call to a return to core values
In today's Sunday Boston Globe Ideas Section, a rabbi responds in remarkable way to the criminality, greed, and narcissism of Barnard Madoff and his Ponzi scheme. The link to this Op Ed is below the fold. Importantly, research … [Read more...]
The Globe calls Jaffe a “middleman” – I call him a “shill”
There is a great picture of today's "Great Gatsby" - the Globe called this man, Jaffe, a middle man! I call him a shill. See http://www.boston.com/business... Now, what is a "shill" - here is a primer: … [Read more...]