Joe Kennedy
Biggest Wall Street crook of the Roaring Twenties. Insider trading and stock syndicates were his games. Pulled out all his money just before the Crash of 1929. Was the Madoff of his day.
Was picked to be the first head of the SEC by FDR.
Smuggled liquor into the USA during the Prohibition. A gangster comparable to Al Capone.
Was picked to be the Ambassador to England by FDR.
Advocated that the USA form an alliance with Nazi Germany.
The father to the Kennedy politicians, John, Robert, and Teddy.
Died shortly after Teddy pled guilty to leaving the scene of of an accident that led to the death of his passenger without notifying authorities of either the accident or the death, after his accident at Chappaquiddick.
