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Monetary Fraud & Science Books

Margaret Wertheim

Last July the president of Peregrine Financial Group, Russell Wasendorf Sr., admitted to stealing millions of dollars from his firm. On the first half of today's River to River, host Ben Kieffer talks about the Wasendorf case and discovers the personal, financial, and societal impact of this type of monetary fraud. On the second half of the show, science writer Margaret Wertheim chats with Ben.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River