Financial gain can be a slippery slope. All too often, success seems to lead to greed, and greed, of course, is the great corrupter. Some now-notorious individuals in the world of finance found opportunity presenting itself and temptation too much to resist.
Obviously, when it comes to the stock market, the stakes are high. And for would-be swindlers, though the rewards may be great, so too are the risks – for their victims if not for themselves.