Yes, fraud can be very lucrative.
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On June 21, 1991, Sam M. Antar received a fax at his home. The text, all caps, read:
TO SAM M. ANTAR, FAMILY PATRIARCH, BULLSHIT PHILOSOPHER, RELIGIOUS
HYPOCRITE, FRAUD, CHEAT, CO-FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, MEMBER OF
THE BOARD, MAJOR STOCKHOLDER, DEFENDANT, PRIME TARGET OF FEDERAL
INVESTIGATION, AND GENERALLY ALL-AROUND SCUMBAG.
YOU OLD GOAT! YOU TRIED TO DESTROY OTHERS TO COVER UP YOUR OWN FRAUD!
BUT YOUR CORRUPTION TURNED RIGHT AROUND AND BIT YOU IN THE ASS. THE
BIGGEST SURPRISES ARE YET TO COME. YOU ARE ALL ABOUT TO GET YOUR
"EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION." A NEW PITCHER IS COMING TO THE MOUND. SO, ALL
GET READY FOR YOUR THIRD STRIKE. HAVE A HAPPY SUMMER. THE FORECAST IS
THAT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF HEAT, SO BE PREPARED TO SWEAT A LOT.
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