Empire of deception, the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation, Dean Jobb
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Empire of deception, the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation, Dean Jobb
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eng
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biography
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Empire of deception
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sound recording
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906023416
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Dean Jobb
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the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation
Summary
A rollicking story of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar deceit, illicit sex, and a brilliant and wildly charming con man who kept a Ponzi scheme alive perhaps for longer than anyone else in history. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people (who should have known better) to invest as much as $30 million, upwards of $400 million today; in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells in Panama
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- Koretz, Leo, 1879-1925
- Swindlers and swindling -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Fugitives from justice -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- Biography
- Capitalists and financiers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Audiobooks on CD
- Lawyers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Commercial crimes -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century
- Ponzi schemes -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography
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- Koretz, Leo, 1879-1925
- Swindlers and swindling -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Fugitives from justice -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- Biography
- Capitalists and financiers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Audiobooks on CD
- Lawyers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Commercial crimes -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century
- Ponzi schemes -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography
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