Amish in 29 states taken by Maddoff-like scam
Meet the Amish Madoff: 77-year-old man in Ohio accused of scamming thousands of investors in 29 states, mostly his fellow Amish, out of $16.8 million. Prosecutors say Monroe Beachy ran a Ponzi scheme for decades, telling investors he would invest in safe securities, but instead putting their money in riskier ones and sending them false […]
Own a piece of the first Learjet 85
With the anticipated delivery of the Learjet 85 in 2013, the first “buyer” of the Bombardier-built aircraft, Flexjet, recently announced the availability of its fractional jet ownership sales program for the business jet. Flexjet is a division of Bombardier, which is the third largest manufacturer of aircraft worldwide. The private-aviation firm also sent out the […]
Coppola to auction rare bottles for Tsunami relief in NYC on September 24
In April, Francis Ford Coppola bought the Inglenook winery name with the stated goal of restoring the property he already owns “into America’s greatest wine estate.” At Christie’s New York on September 24, he will auction off some of his prized wine collection including two bottles of what made this wine a legend – the […]