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May 23, 2011

Business Sports

Madoff's Curveball

Fred Wilpon, the owner of the hapless New York Mets, had more than $500 million tied up with Bernie Madoff when the Ponzi scheme was exposed. Now he may be forced to sell his beloved ballclub.

Jeffrey Toobin New Yorker May 2011 45min Permalink