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    Ed SpockAndy Cush
    6/08/16 2:39pm

    I’m personally glad to see that Ferragamo was able to transition to another career and become successful in the fashion industry after “The Incredible Hulk” was cancelled.

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      Kinja Boy Tell EmEd Spock
      6/08/16 2:42pm

      This is why we teach kids that first drafts should be open for revision.

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      robotsantaEd Spock
      6/08/16 2:42pm

      That was so bad it was good. One star!

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    AnastraceAndy Cush
    6/08/16 3:20pm

    Hey, it’s a step up from the old suitcase of cash, cardboard box of cash, or my personal favorite, the plastic shopping bag of cash.

    At least you can say he took kickbacks in style?

    Personally, I’d want my cash in one of these babies. Because if I’m going to be an evil douchebag, let’s go full throttle.

    Put my god damn bribe in a jeweled human skull, and bring me goblets full of virgin blood that I can bathe in it to maintain my youth.

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      lewis55number2Anastrace
      6/08/16 4:30pm

      My favorite was the corrupt rabbis in New Jersey a few years ago who were caught passing bribes to local politicians in Cheerios boxes.

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      Sue Kavatylewis55number2
      6/08/16 4:37pm

      Are Cheerios even kosher?

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    Low Information BoaterAndy Cush
    6/08/16 2:37pm

    A .003% placement fee seems perfectly reasonable, but Ferragamo? Who are you, a Chinese garments magnate on vacation in Vegas?

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      Zombie CucumberLow Information Boater
      6/08/16 2:42pm

      Goyard for my bribe money or GTFO.

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      WhatthefoxsaysLow Information Boater
      6/08/16 2:45pm

      Could also be a first year analyst at a BB.

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    MWarnerMAndy Cush
    6/08/16 3:06pm

    They always gotta push it. They always gotta be flashy.

    For fuck’s sake guys, learn something from SUCCESSFUL corrupt people. You always keep this shit at arms length and never draw attention to it. Use surrogates, move the bribes through shell corps and front businesses, invest in low key places, don’t buy anything extravagant until you’re cashed out and gone.

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      lewis55number2MWarnerM
      6/08/16 4:29pm

      Right. The corrupt people we read about on Gawker are primarily the corrupt people who were sloppy about being corrupt. The ones who are really good about being corrupt manage to hide in plain sight for decades (see that Panamanian-German law firm, see UBS and the other Swiss banks) unless some huge whistleblower brings them down.

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    butcherbakertoiletrymakerAndy Cush
    6/08/16 3:06pm
    Seabrook is accused of investing $20 million of the union’s pension fund in a particular hedge fund and taking a cut of the investment’s profits for himself.

    So, he got a kickback of -2%?

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      pre-emptive sighAndy Cush
      6/08/16 2:36pm

      If your accountant drives a Ferrari and you drive a Toyota, you might want to keep an eye on him.

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        festivusaziliAndy Cush
        6/08/16 2:49pm

        I need to see the shoes and the bag before I decide how outraged to be about this.

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          dragonhorseAndy Cush
          6/08/16 3:50pm

          Shoes and bags? That is some low-end ‘cash economy’ bullshit.

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            Boogie Down Bruthahooddragonhorse
            6/08/16 7:26pm

            “Straight cash and goods carry, homie.”

            Randy “The Freak” Moss

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            dragonhorseBoogie Down Bruthahood
            6/08/16 9:14pm

            Go BIG or go to prison.

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          Netflix and ShillAndy Cush
          6/08/16 3:20pm

          Note to Hillary Clinton: If you want people to believe you’ll take on Wall Street, make Preet Bharara Attorney General, and stay out of his way.

          His nickname is “The Honey Badger”, or at least it should be.

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            r31yaNetflix and Shill
            6/08/16 5:06pm

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          Johnny CrapAndy Cush
          6/08/16 5:54pm

          I’m surprised not to read any comments about the other guilty party - Platinum Partners. But then I remembered, Gawker readers studiously ignore anything to do with finance. Here’s a quick rap sheet for Platinum Partners (courtesy of Dealbreaker)

          Oh, but those returns! Platinum’s Value Arbitrage Fund is up 650% since its debut in 2003 and has never had a losing year. And how? Here’s a can’t-miss strategy:

          • lend to scandal-plagued energy companies at usurious rates, take them over and flip them when scandals bring about the inevitable collapse;
          • lend to companies who charge even more usurious rates for slightly lower usurious rates;
          • take out long-term variable annuities on the dying without their knowledge, laugh all the way to the bank after the funeral;
          • maintain plausible deniability.

          We’re sure there’s more to it but that’s a pretty good start.

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