An individual, a company and an industry were all in the news this week for reasons unrelated except for the idea of dishonesty.
一个人，一家公司和一个行业因无关原因的出现在我们今天的时事报道中，但是除不正当的想法之外。
The individual was seventy-year-old Bernard Madoff. The New York money manager is accused of cheating investors around the world. 这个人就是70岁的Bernard Madoff。这位纽约短期资本经营者因诈骗世界各地的投资者而被起诉。
Officials say the losses, by his own estimate, were at least fifty billion dollars. 官方人员说，据他本人估计损失至少500亿美元。
He is accused of a Ponzi scheme. Brad Garrett, a former federal agent, explains how it works. 他被指控犯有旁氏骗局罪。前联邦探员Brad Garrett解释了它如何运作的
And it is illegal. Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant in the United States. 这是不合法的。Charles Ponzi是美国的一位意大利移民。
