Sisters are Scheming it for Themselves: Lady Banking Scams

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Thus Spoke the Lady Bandit: Pearl Hart

A woman with a muddled biography and a life of clever and not so clever endeavors, Pearl Hart was dubbed by the press as the Girl Bandit, the Last Stagecoach Robber, the Bandit Queen. Except she really wasn't. But she kind of was. Like her personal history, it's complicated.See o ...  Show more

A Bit of a Sticky Wicket: the Crimes of Allen Stanford

He was the man at the heart of a Texas-sized Ponzi scheme that amassed billions in fraudulent profits via offshore banking. Despite his huge donations in Antigua and US politics and his investment in international cricket and polo tournaments, Allen Stanford’s empire of lies came ...  Show more

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