Memorandum to the File Date: From: Re: The Scott Rothstein Ponzi Scheme Introduction Scott Rothstein was a prominent Fort Lauderdale attorney. From 2004 until 2009 Rothstein ran South Florida’s largest Ponzi scheme (Franceschina‚ 2010). His Ponzi scheme collected 1.2 billion dollars during the time it was in operation‚ and like all Ponzi schemes he relied on payments by new investors to pay the previous investors. When his scheme began to fall apart‚ Rothstein fled to Morocco. He
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Austin Holley Mr. Dilley 9/16/15 J.P. Morgan If I asked the class who J.P. Morgan was‚ the room would go silent? However‚ if I were to ask them if they knew what the company Chase or Chase Bank did‚ they would be able to tell me and say they’ve heard of it. J.P. Morgan Chase is the parent company of Chase Bank. J.P. Morgan inspired one of the biggest banks and created one of the largest insurance holding firms in the country and it has been that way for about 120 years. John Pierpont Morgan was
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The Tweed Ring began when William Tweed started his ascent to impact in the late 1840s as a volunteer firefighter in New York City. From this ominous starting‚ Tweed figured out how to fabricate a force base in his ward. He served as a magistrate in 1852-53 and after that was chosen for a term in the U.S. Place of Representatives‚ 1853-55. State and neighborhood undertakings were his prime concern and he stayed dynamic in Tammany Hall‚ the hierarchical power of the Democratic Party in New York. Tweed
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of one percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent‚” believes Bernie Sanders. One of Bernie’s main platforms is redistribution of wealth and reduction in income along with wealth inequality. As a country filled with the obnoxiously rich our childhood poverty rate is among the highest of all of the developed countries. We work longer for lower wages than other countries and we shouldn’t have to. Bernie Sanders is looking to over double federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour all the
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a hero. In fact‚ you might even think he was a villain. But those with the wit and intelligence to read between the lines will spot that kind of hero in the historical accounts – and they almost always have the best stories to tell. Such a hero is Bernie Torme‚ who played seven shows with Ozzy Osbourne over a 10-day stint with the band‚ then left‚ to be regarded by many as a sell-out‚ a cash-grabber or even just a failure. The opposite of all those things is true of the Irish guitarist. Former Black
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was Bernie Sanders a Democratic candidate for President of the United States. As mayor of Burlington‚ Bernie’s leadership helped transform Burlington into one of the most exciting and livable small cities in America. Under his administration‚ the city made major strides in affordable housing‚ progressive taxation‚ environmental protection‚ child care‚ women’s rights‚ youth programs and the arts. Below are reasons why I believe him to be a great candidate for presidency. In Congress‚ Bernie has
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! ! Bernie&Ecclestone’s&Formula&for&Formula&One& ! ! Formula!One!motor!racing!!(F1)!is!big!business.!!From!the!first!Grand!Prix!in!1906!it!was!able!to! generate!excitement!among!fans!and!media.!!But!it!is!only!since!its!reinvention!in!the!1980s!that! the!sport!has!been!able!to!generate!a!commensurate!level!of!excitement!among!business! observers.!!! ! F1!is!one!of!the!worlds!most!popular!–!and!profitable!–!sports.!!It!thrills!a!television!audience!of! over!500!million!fans!per!year!who
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The article that I was read is called‚ The wild schemes people will use to commit tax fraud‚ written by Matt Pearce. The article talks about schemes that people use to get out of paying their taxes and crimes commit with tax fraud. The main purpose of this article is to show that tax fraud is a massive problem in the United States and there are consequence to face for committing the crimes.The article starts off by introducing Michael D. Brandner‚ an Alaskan plastic surgeon with a wife‚ who filed
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Better Paying Jobs Bernie Sanders argues that there has been a decline in funds‚ that the economy depends on. The funds are suppose to be used in order to further advance our technology and the way we live each day. Roads and Railways usually get damaged but without money from the government they will never get fixed‚ and every year the states get less and less funds for repair work. According to Bernie Sanders‚ “Importantly‚ the Rebuild America Act will support more than thirteen million good-paying
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learning these concepts‚ planning for the subsequent tasks and writing the assigned essays‚ I acquired a substantial amount of knowledge which is widely applicable. Subsequently‚ For our first rhetorical analysis assignment‚ I choose to analyze Bernie Sanders rhetoric during the Democratic National Convention‚ held on July 25 of 2016. Through the steps laid out in our textbook‚ I was able to analyze Sanders use of emotion very effectively. An example of my analysis was seen when he addressed the
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