Joel Tabas

Adam Meyer: Florida's gambling king shouldn't have bet on Nevin Shapiro

Nevin Shapiro: Miami's Caligula

Pictures of Nevin Shapiro's Mansion: This Is What An $880 Million Ponzi Scheme Buys You

photo by Tim ElfrinkThe view is fantastic -- until the feds show up.​You've got a steamrolling Ponzi scheme churning out cash so fast that you can't spend it all. You've already leased the $4,700-per-month Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG with rims fatter than Fat Joe and dropped $1.5 million on a Riviera ya ... More >>

Letters

photo by Tim ElfrinkThe view is fantastic -- until the feds show up.​You've got a steamrolling Ponzi scheme churning out cash so fast that you can't spend it all. You've already leased the $4,700-per-month Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG with rims fatter than Fat Joe and dropped $1.5 million on a Riviera ya ... More >>

Loads of Dirty Laundry

Bounced checks, phony documents, multiple bankruptcies, countless lawsuits, burned business partners, and an army of avenging attorneys might discourage most entrepreneurs. But as far as Mohamed Ibrahim is concerned, it all just comes out in the wash.

The Pirate of Black Point

Investors say David Graham used this marina as collateral for a money-making scheme. Too bad it belongs to Dade County