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United States v. Scheinberg, No. 1:10-cr-00336 (2011), is a United States federal criminal case against the founders of the three largest online poker companies, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Cereus (Absolute Poker/Ultimatebet), and a handful of their associates, [1] which alleges that the defendants violated the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and engaged in bank fraud ...
1860s. Jacob Young, William Abrams, and Nancy Clem ran what author Wendy Gamber argues, in her book The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age, was the first-ever Ponzi scheme. [ 1][ 2] In Munich, Germany, Adele Spitzeder founded the "Spitzedersche Privatbank" in 1869, promising an interest rate of 10 percent per month.
Allen Stanford. Robert Allen Stanford (born March 24, 1950) is a convicted financial fraudster, former financier, and sponsor of professional sports. He was convicted of fraud in 2012, having operated an eight billion dollar Ponzi scheme, [ 1][ 2][ 3] and is now serving a 110-year federal prison sentence. [ 4]
Gunness, who was a Norwegian-American serial killer, vanished on 28 April 1908 after a house fire (suspected arson) and withdrawing huge amounts of money from her bank accounts. [35] Although the remains of a headless woman found after the fire were suspected to be those of Belle Gunness, this remains unverified and debated. [36] 1908
Meyer Lansky. Meyer Lansky (born Maier Suchowljansky; [ 1] July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the " Mob's Accountant ", was an American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States. [ 2][ 3] A member of the Jewish ...
Mazur's and others' roles in the sting operation were highlighted in the film The Infiltrator (2016). In 1988, the bank was implicated as the center of a major money laundering scheme. After a six-month trial, BCCI, under immense pressure from U.S. authorities, pleaded guilty in 1990, but only on the grounds of respondeat superior. While ...
In the 1980s the Ray-Ban Clubmaster was added to the model line. [12] The Clubmaster has a browline frame and went on to become the third best selling sunglasses style of the 1980s, behind the Wayfarer and Aviator. [13] In 2007, Luxottica Group launched Ray-Ban Youth, a collection of prescription eyewear aimed at children ages eight through twelve.
Blow Out. 1981. A movie sound effects man goes on the run after recording the Chappaquiddick incident -style assassination of a prominent politician. Blue Thunder. 1983. A helicopter pilot cop discovers that rogue military and government officials are plotting to use a high-tech police helicopter for sinister purposes.