Bernie Madoff - set up Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities in 1960, he was accused of running a Ponzi scheme. Madoff was sentenced to more than 150 years in jail
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Dennis Kozlowski - Former Tyco International Chief Executive found guilty of stealing more than 150 million
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Michael Brown - founder of the Brown Hand Center
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Martha Stewart - five months in jail after being convicted on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements.
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Allen Stanford - convicted on charges he bilked investors out of more than 7 billion, serving 110 years
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Jeffrey Skilling - Former CEO of Enron, jailed for 24 year and 4 months (later reduced to 14 years) for conspiracy, insider trading false statements and fraud.
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Walter Forbess - Former Cendant Corp. Chairman was sentenced to more than 12 years after being convicted of securities fraud
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Sam Waksal - ImClone Systems founder sentenced to more than seven years in jail after pleading guilty to several securities violations
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John Goodman - International Polo Club - Manslaughter
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Calisto Tanzi - Founder and former CEO of Parmalat, servicing 35 years and 3 months for various fraud charges.