Who is the biggest oligarchy con in the history of our nation

[Drama Queen]

… that never started or acquired a business that didn’t have a siphon hoses latched into a state or government financial belly?

No seriously, Alex. It’s a question.

[IronEagle]

I’d go with Theranos. Some actual oligarchs got conned there.

But this list has some other good ones.

https://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/biggest-corporate-frauds-in-history#theranos

[IronEagle]

PS FTX was pretty good too

[Dim Bulb]

Lewis Black had a good line about those Adelphi guys after they stole something like $2B. "What were they gonna do? Start a space program?"

I'd vote for the manatee who paid to get his photo on the FL license plates. That manatee had connections.

[RSE]

Nikola, although the same can be said about Rivian or pretty much the entire EV industry absent Tesla.

[Drama Queen]

Bernie Madoff is a personal favorite! Boy could he con a guy!

[RSE]

I’d go with Theranos. Some actual oligarchs got conned there.

But this list has some other good ones.

https://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/biggest-corporate-frauds-in-history#theranos

True Enron story.

In college my fiancé was an accounting major and had lined up on campus interviews with all of the Big 8 accounting firms. The first interview she had was with Arthur Anderson. Before she even interviewed with another firm, she got a letter from Arthur Anderson dinging her. She’s crying and I’m telling her don’t worry, you’ll get offers, since she is as near the top of the class and was attractive. Sure enough, she got offers from the other seven.

Arthur Anderson really screwed up, because my fiancé put a Silician curse on Arthur Anderson that day.

It took over twenty years, but when Enron went down, their accountants, Arthur Anderson and Co., went down with them.

[TRENT]

Nikola, although the same can be said about Rivian or pretty much the entire EV industry absent Tesla.

Tesla fits right in there.

[RSE]

Tesla fits right in there.

Well, it doesn’t, Trent, no matter how much you would like it to. Tesla makes EVs that people buy.

[Drama Queen]

Well, it doesn’t, Trent, no matter how much you would like it to. Tesla makes EVs that people buy.

Elon has some star qualities.

$44.9 billion CEO package from a controlled board and then BAM! - honey badger don’t give a fuck because he’s diversified!

[Dim Bulb]

Well, it doesn’t, Trent, no matter how much you would like it to. Tesla makes EVs that people buy.

Manatees buy Teslas. Because their flippers are useless they need the self-driving function. It all comes back to manatees.