16 - Rudy Kurniawan, the grapes of wrath - Legendary Crooks, True Stories

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17 - John Brinkley, the biggest medical quack - Legendary Crooks, True Stories

Desiring to become a prominent physician, but unable to afford medical school, John, born in 1885 to born in 1885 to a modest North Carolina family, John decided to buy a degree directly from a degree. With no skills whatsoever, he was now licensed to practice in Kansas, Arkansas ...  Show more

18 - Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street - Legendary Crooks, True Stories

Born into a modest family in the Bronx, Jordan Belfort grew up in Queens dreaming of to become rich. When he was told in dental school that the golden age of the profession was over, he left he leaves the school he was in to go into finance. Indeed, we are at the end of the 80s, ...  Show more

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