Joseph Kennedy made his fortune off securities fraud, and was appointed by FDR as the first SEC Chairman, saying "set a thief to catch a thief". https://www.pr

Joseph Kennedy made his fortune off securities fraud, and was appointed by FDR as the first SEC Chairman, saying "set a thief to catch a thief". https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2005/12/it-takes-a-thief-the-first-sec-chairman.html https://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2... https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/mep/displaydoc.cfm?docid=erpn-jpk https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/mep/displaydoc.cfm?docid=erpn...