Investment scams
A recent purchaser of my books and tape wrote that he was defrauded of "big bucks" by an addict in the oil and gas industry. He now realizes that addiction seems pervasive in the business and would like to sell my books on his web site in a quest to warn other investors about this phenomena. He has already warned his children by gifting them my works. Here's my response:
You have discovered an overlooked area in which addicts wield power over others. Yes, Charles Ponzi was an alcoholic. I strongly suspect that many if not most of those in industry convicted of defrauding others are driven by alcoholism. Kozlowski of Tyco and Barry Minkow of ZZZZ Best are just two ...
