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Wonder Boy: Barry Minkow--The Kid Who Swindled Wall Street

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I would like to recommend this book to anyone interested in Barry Minkow, con-artists, or a good read. The author, Daniel Akst, brings a new light to this old story. Also, Homeland Security is mistaken, it is written by Daniel Akst, not the target of the book, Barry Minkow.

Barry Minkow is trying to profit from all of the misery, pain and suffering he has bestowed upon thousands of individuals, destroying their lives and taking their life savings.

Barry Minkow in my opinion is one of the most disturbing and disgusting scam artists in modern history. As one of the youngest federal prisoners he was considered fresh meat the first couple of years behind bars. He allegedly quickly flipped and became a FBI informat.

Barry Minkow's shining moments was paroled early (he must have informed on quite a number of prisoners) and then proceeded to find his old trait as a confidence scammer in the way of the christian ministry. Once there, he used his informer contacts to get rid of a competitive priest who was investing money in the securitys market without the SEC securitys license. Busting a fellow priest was no doubt, one of Barry Minkow's shinning moments in his infamous life. That just graphically goes to show you how truely disgusting and twisted Barry Minkow is.

Shun this man and give him no profits from stealing millions of dollars from home owners and investors by buying his books.