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‘You Better Find Me Incompetent’
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries finally faces trial for alleged sex trafficking that began nearly 18 years ago
 • Al Lewis
A Pump And Dump From Prison
David Foley hyped penny stocks and bagged millions while serving a federal prison sentence. Now he’s headed back to the office.
 • Al Lewis
Boiler Room 2026
Cold calls. Sales scripts. Promises of 1,000% returns. The SEC says an old stock-peddling scam found a new generation of victims.
 • Al Lewis
The Luigi Effect
Luigi Mangione has changed corporate security. CEOs may never feel safe again.
 • Al Lewis
NFT Monkey Business
Venture capitalists bet millions on a startup promising to build an exchange for cartoon apes. Prosecutors say founder Taj Tarsha blew investor funds on…
 • Al Lewis
Confessions Of An FBI Crypto Thief
Prosecutors say agent Patrick Yaroch raided digital wallets. Then his conscience blew his cover.
 • Al Lewis
Leaky Pants
First came explosive diarrhea. Then came allegations of a $32 million inside job. It's been one crappy summer for Taylor Farms.
 • Al Lewis
How To Lose An Internet Fight
eBay executives tried to silence a newsletter. It cost them tens of millions of dollars, seven criminal convictions, and one of the worst…
 • Al Lewis
Another Billion-Dollar Bedtime Story
Silicon Valley bet big on yet another young prodigy. Now they're waking up to reality ... again.
 • Al Lewis
Blowing Sunshine
Jay Lucas preached positivity while looting his $50 million private equity fund
 • Al Lewis
AI Gets A Performance Review
Engineers discover an OpenAI agent cheats better than humans ... and it doesn't feel a shred of guilt.
 • Al Lewis
The Nigerian Prince Goes Corporate
A former Morgan Stanley broker allegedly gave the classic scam a Wall Street makeover
 • Al Lewis
Business Blunders
Business Blunders
Business is great, until somebody blows it. This is a newsletter about the biggest mistakes in business – from ethical lapses to gross miscalculations – by a long-time financial journalist who has seen it all.
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