Bernie Madoff began his Ponzi scheme in the early 1970s (source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/10/03/inside-the-mind-of-madoff-when-did-scam-reall

Bernie Madoff began his Ponzi scheme in the early 1970s (source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/10/03/inside-the-mind-of-madoff-when-did-scam-really-begin/#14eea74b4ec8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/10/03/inside-the...) He ran a scam for almost 40 years right under the nose of regulators and Wall Street. Rentech may 100% legit, but absence of criminal convictions is not proof.