Comments on: From Madoff to Stanford Ponzi, from SEC to Congress: in dire need of political reforms http://thekaufmannpost.net/from-madoff-to-stanford-ponzi-from-sec-to-congress-in-dire-need-of-political-reforms/ Transparency, corruption and governance matters, evidence-based Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:11:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jacqui Porth http://thekaufmannpost.net/from-madoff-to-stanford-ponzi-from-sec-to-congress-in-dire-need-of-political-reforms/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Jacqui Porth Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:50:17 +0000 http://thekaufmannpost.net/?p=744#comment-1344 Corruption certainly is the topic of the day -- nearly everyday. It is good to focus on it in all of its many manifestations across time and distance. You just might be intererested in reading more about "Stamping Out Corruption" on America.gov's web site. See: http://www.america.gov/stamping_out_corruption.html Corruption certainly is the topic of the day — nearly everyday. It is good to focus on it in all of its many manifestations across time and distance.

You just might be intererested in reading more about “Stamping Out Corruption” on America.gov’s web site.

See:
http://www.america.gov/stamping_out_corruption.html

]]> By: Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Stanford financial scandal in the USA :: February :: 2009 http://thekaufmannpost.net/from-madoff-to-stanford-ponzi-from-sec-to-congress-in-dire-need-of-political-reforms/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Dear Kitty. Some blog :: Stanford financial scandal in the USA :: February :: 2009 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:12:30 +0000 http://thekaufmannpost.net/?p=744#comment-1116 [...] accused Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, his college roommate and three of their companies of carrying out a “massive Ponzi scheme” over at least a decade and misappropriating at least $1.6 billion of investors’ [...] [...] accused Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, his college roommate and three of their companies of carrying out a “massive Ponzi scheme” over at least a decade and misappropriating at least $1.6 billion of investors’ [...]

]]> By: Kaufmann http://thekaufmannpost.net/from-madoff-to-stanford-ponzi-from-sec-to-congress-in-dire-need-of-political-reforms/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Kaufmann Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:15:48 +0000 http://thekaufmannpost.net/?p=744#comment-1102 Don, we will see about your Ponzi bubble prediction, but no question about the ability of these Ponzis to get away with it for a long long time. Even take Stanford right now, after his Ponzi scheme has been unmasked, a manhunt to find him was mounted. Well, he has been found, in Virginia. And as of right now, still free, he has not been charged of any crime... http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/market-movers/2009/02/19/stanford-found-not-arrested I suspect that by construction it is almost impossible to cath a Ponzi scheme when it is starting, not only because they are naturally difficult to detect, but also because it takes a couple (or more) of 'investing'-payoff iterations for it to be a real Ponzi... Don, we will see about your Ponzi bubble prediction, but no question about the ability of these Ponzis to get away with it for a long long time. Even take Stanford right now, after his Ponzi scheme has been unmasked, a manhunt to find him was mounted. Well, he has been found, in Virginia. And as of right now, still free, he has not been charged of any crime… http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/market-movers/2009/02/19/stanford-found-not-arrested

I suspect that by construction it is almost impossible to cath a Ponzi scheme when it is starting, not only because they are naturally difficult to detect, but also because it takes a couple (or more) of ‘investing’-payoff iterations for it to be a real Ponzi…

]]> By: Don the libertarian Democrat http://thekaufmannpost.net/from-madoff-to-stanford-ponzi-from-sec-to-congress-in-dire-need-of-political-reforms/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Don the libertarian Democrat Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:06:40 +0000 http://thekaufmannpost.net/?p=744#comment-1101 I'm predicting a Ponzi Bubble. It seems that you can run one of these schemes for years without anyone being able to figure out if it's a Ponzi Scheme or genius investing. All you need to worry about is how to evade eventual capture. In the meantime, you can live the High Life. Let me ask you: Has anyone ever been caught right after starting a Ponzi Scheme? I’m predicting a Ponzi Bubble. It seems that you can run one of these schemes for years without anyone being able to figure out if it’s a Ponzi Scheme or genius investing. All you need to worry about is how to evade eventual capture. In the meantime, you can live the High Life.

Let me ask you: Has anyone ever been caught right after starting a Ponzi Scheme?

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