Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 41 defrauded 38 bilked 37 swindled 36 Ponzi scheme 36 Pearlman 35 fraudulently obtained 35 fraudulently 35 co conspirators 34 embezzled 34 bilking investors 34 promissory notes 34 scammed 34 misappropriated 34 obstructed justice 34 scamming 33 Sterling Equities 33 laundered 33 Rigases 33 Merkin 33 allegedly embezzled 33 Offill 33 Petters 33 Tom Petters 33 Chais 33 lavish lifestyles 32 Ponzi 32 billionaire hedge fund 32 Ponzi schemer 32 pocketed 32 defrauding 32 trustee Irving Picard 32 fleeced 32 Ponzi schemes 32 disgraced financier 32 duped 31 defraud 31 unauthorized withdrawals 31 Matthew Tannin 31 kickback scheme 31 fraudulent 31 indictment unsealed 31 Madoff Ponzi scheme 31 businessmen 31 kickback schemes 31 cashed 31 perjured himself 31 option backdating 31 massive Ponzi scheme 31 netted 30 fraud 30 embezzlement 30 bilking 30 count indictment unsealed 30 fake invoices 30 Gieseker 30 denied wrongdoing 30 ponzi scheme 30 falsely inflated 30 deceived 30 Rothstein 30 illegally funneled 30 wrongdoing 30 swindler 30 Thow 29 forging signatures 29 Wylys 29 pyramid scheme 29 launder 29 bilk 29 LJM2 29 Trustee Irving Picard 29 Holy Land Foundation 29 inflated appraisals 29 Milberg Weiss 29 false invoices 29 Follieri 29 Bonventre 29 swindling 29 J. Ezra Merkin 29 multilevel marketing 29 wire fraud 29 Norbourg 29 extorted 29 conned 29 multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme 29 Irving Picard 29 lavish lifestyle 29 material misrepresentations 28 Ayob 28 kickback 28 amassed fortune 28 funneled 28 phony 28 embezzle 28 hedge fund insider 28 skimmed 28 allege 28 false representations 28 falsely 28 swindle 28 overbilling