Interesting look at two money show trials, a-la OJ Simpson race trial. These actors may have been real people but their stories appear completely (spook) manufactured. Were the trials even real? I sincerely doubt it. All staged to make it look like someone is watching the financial cookie jar.

Leona Helmsley was painted in the media as a shrew, and was branded that for supposedly having said “We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” This goes back to 1989, and so may not be fresh material for most readers here, but is still useful to try to understand.

Source: The magical ‘Get Out of Jail Free Card’ (Part 2): Leona Helmsley, Bernie Madoff | Piece of Mindful