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Richest Criminals of the World

First of all, let me just take a minute and declare that the richest and sharpest criminal is out there somewhere without leaving enough traces for anyone to figure out how much he or she is really worth. As far as the list I have here, the most accurate figures can be presumed to come from the criminals who are either incarcerated, dead, or fugitives. The underworld is exactly that because of its quality to stay "under the radar." This is why I have not numbered the list. With that being said, I was nevertheless able to gather a substantial number of criminals who could all be considered as "big timers" according to anyone's standards, the list is not numbered, but I have attempted to arrange it in descending wealth order.

Here's the list (click on each person's name for more information):

Pablo Emilio Escobar (December 1, 1949 - December 2, 1993, Colombia): $9 Billion USD

> Medellín Cartel






Carlos Enrique Lehder Rivas, aka. Carlos Lehder (1950-present, Armenia & Colombia): $2.7 Billion USD

> Medellín Cartel











Robert Allen Stanford (March 24, 1950-present, USA): $2.2Billion USD (2008)

> Financier








Susumu Ishii (石井 進 Ishii Susumu; 1924 - 1991, Japan): $1.5 USD

> Inagawa-Kai Yakuza










Joaquin Guzman Loera (April 4, 1957-present, Mexico): $1 Billion USD (Forbes #937)

> Sinaloa Cartel






Amado Carrillo Fuentes (December 17, 1956 – July 3, 1997, Mexico): $200+ million per week; Speculated Net Worth: $25 Billion USD

> Sinaloa Cartel


















Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff (April 29, 1938-present, USA): $826 Million USD

> Stock Broker/ Investment Advisor






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• Top 5 Richest Career-Criminals of all time

• Top 10 White-Collar Criminals in Jail

• British Underworld Rich List

• Top 10 Drug Lords
  

The Most Powerful People in the World

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Richest People in the World

1. Click on the image above for the complete list of richest people in the world in 2010.
2. Here's the Wikipedia List (click here)
3. Pakistan's Richest People (click here)
   

Pirates in the 21st Century

Plutonomy

I was really encouraged and at the same time disturbed to come across the letter from Citibank to its wealthiest investors that laid out how Citi views the United States' current democratic system as a "Plutonomy," where the wealthiest minority control the majority. I highly encourage anyone to read the article below and view the video clip after it.

• Click Here for the article
  

Here's the clip:

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Democracy Now (click here)