Magick Money: Greed Goblin Dawn Bennett

I read a book once about the inner workings of Wall Street. I don’t
really like to talk about it—I still get a little nauseous when I
think about it. Yechh. One of the most memorable bits, though, was
an interview with an investment banker who said, with a total lack
of irony, “What good does it do me to make ten million if the guy
down the hall is making twenty?” When the author said, “Well…okay,
but when is it enough?” the guy looked at him like he’d just grown
a second head. “Enough? It’s never enough.” That right there,
campers, is the engine that drives some of the worst stuff in the
world. And there’s no shortage of assholes in the clown car—some of
whom are more than willing to resort to fraud to get there. Join us
for the story of Dawn Bennett, a woman who rose to fame as one of
the "best" financial advisors in the country, then crashed and
burned spectacularly, despite her efforts to put curses on the SEC
agents coming after her for fraud. Yeah, you read that right:
Curses.

Sources:
CNBC's "American Greed," episode "The Luxury Curse Scam"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dawn-bennett-ponzi-scheme-suspect-paid-720k-for-prayers-by-hindu-priests-in-india/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2019/10/04/when-a-financial-advisor-turned-to-hoodoo-spells/?sh=514afa3146bb

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/dj-bennett-brings-luxury-to-sporting-goods/2012/12/23/3c9a365e-43cc-11e2-8061-253bccfc7532_story.html

https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/former-financial-advisor-sentenced-20-years-federal-prison-her-conviction-17-federal

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-cr-maryland-investment-adviser-sentenced-0801-20190801-ueewer72wnglvdpwimudumebje-story.html

https://www.sec.gov/alj/aljdec/2016/id1033jeg.pdf
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2017/comp23922.pdf
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/07/how-to-find-a-financial-advisor-who-wont-make-your-money-disappear.html


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