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November 2024

Big Blunders Come In Small Packages
Macys blames an employee for hiding 'small package delivery' expenses. Anyone remember the boxes at Miniscribe?
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Al Lewis
5
Billion-Dollar Reprobate
Bill Hwang lost billions investing 'according to the Will of God.' Now he's going to prison for cheating Wall Street banks
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Al Lewis
5
Hitting The 'Undo' Button At FTX
Gary Wang wrote the code that enabled an $8 billion fraud. Prosecutors and a federal judge sang his praises
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Al Lewis
1
Ponzi Once, Ponzi Twice
A New Jersey man got probation for running a $300 million scam. Then he launched a $658 million fraud with ads on Fox News
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Al Lewis
Hello? What About The $36 Trillion Tab?
America's balance sheet is about to get worse and Republicans don't care
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Al Lewis
10
A Mouse that Roared
A small-time CEO launched a proxy war with $17.32 in his company's brokerage account. Now he's going to prison.
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Al Lewis
1

October 2024

Bozo Bezos
The Washington Post's billionaire owner makes a clownish excuse for killing a presidential endorsement
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Al Lewis
2
CEOs Gone Wild
Abercrombie & Fitch had to know its CEO was a freak
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Al Lewis
5
X Marks the Spot
An Alabama man hacks the Securities and Exchange Commission with an iPhone, then returns it for a refund
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Al Lewis
1
Danger, Will Robinson
Destiny Robotics promised AI-powered humanoids that could form meaningful relationships, but it delivered a wig stand
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Al Lewis
6
All the Kosher Meals You Can Eat
Lufthansa gets sacked with a record fine for banning Jews from a flight
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Al Lewis
9
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