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2009-01-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-01-09 10:39|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 At a time when people watched their retirement funds evaporating by the month, Piccoli's mortgage company guaranteed them 7 to 8 percent interest on their investment.

Now that should scream at you like a siren.
What did he plan on paying off with? Communion wafers?

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-09 13:18|| 2009-01-09 13:18|| Front Page Top

#2 How is this a "Catholic Ponzi Scheme" any more than the Madoff ponzi scheme is a "Jewish Ponzi Scheme". Do Catholics break the law? Sure but most of his victims were Catholic and many were clergy. To paint this as a "Catholic Ponzi Scheme" is just bigoted and the crack about communion wafers is just vile. Grow up.

Posted by Carbon Monoxide">Carbon Monoxide 2009-01-09 14:51|| 2009-01-09 14:51|| Front Page Top

#3 "Gen See" - any relation to "Genesco" - The Coreleone Family business? A crook with a sense of humor?

Posted by Luigi Wholurt4719 2009-01-09 15:14|| 2009-01-09 15:14|| Front Page Top

#4 A better title would be Ponzi Scheme targeted at Catholics?

Posted by Lagom 2009-01-09 15:55|| 2009-01-09 15:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Carbon Monoxide: Madoff's was a Jewish Ponzi scheme, because he preyed especially on Orthodox Jews. This guy preyed on Catholics. So yes, properly it was "Ponzi Scheme preying on Catholics Derailed".

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-01-09 20:13|| 2009-01-09 20:13|| Front Page Top

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