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Dickens Would Have Had Bankman-Fried's Number

The novelist targeted the absurdities and self-congratulation of utilitarian philosophers, the forerunners of the tech industry's "effective altruism," in his 1854 "Hard Times." 

The Fall of the American Fraudster?

From Sam Bankman-Fried to Dr. Oz, are the latest wave of American scam artists going to get what's coming to them? Stephen Mihm puts the lastest round of hucksters into the longer history of American fraud, official indifference, and public credulousness.

"Selling a Promise": What Did Silicon Valley Learn from Theranos?

Tech historian Margaret O'Mara offers insight on the culture of Silicon Valley and the safeguards against hype and fraud as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes goes on trial. 

Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud Related to Build the Wall Fundraiser

The former Trump campaign chief and policy adviser was indicted for fraud related to a fundraising campaign that claimed to support construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border. 

Meet Richard Whitney, Wall Street's 1930s Version of Bernie Madoff

by Malcolm Mackay

Richard Whitney being led away after his trial. Credit: AP/Kings Academy.