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Hedge Fund Scammer Tells NY Judge He Tried Suicide

nysun.com » 2008 » July » 3rd » Hedge Fund Scammer Tells NY Judge He Tried Suicide

The hedge fund cheat who tried to fake his own death before going on the lam told a judge today that he really did try to kill himself with a drug overdose the day before he surrendered in Massachusetts. The unsympathetic judge replied that Samuel Israel III, who scammed nearly half a billion dollars from investors, must forfeit his $500,000 bail. Israel, 49, went on the run June 9, when he was … Continue Reading »

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