Kenneth Starr

And by problems, we of course mean being caught running a Ponzi scheme, which is just rich. It’s always the stripper’s fault, isnt’ it?

Starr’s behavior outside the office also turned erratic after taking up with Passage in 2005. He began to forsake his own counsel about modest appearances, spending more than $400,000 on jewelry from Jacob & Co., aka Jacob the Jeweler, during the span of several months in 2006, according to the criminal complaint.

In related news, Passage is still said to be looking for a new gig to support herself and son due to Starr’s assets being put on ice.

On Mr. Starr’s promise of 28-percent returns, Simon told the Observer: “I am that naïve and stupid. I thought that that was possible.” On her Martha’s Vineyard estate: “If I sold this house, which is our family compound, if I sold that and lived in a trailer we would have money.”

No word at this time on whether or not she’ll be joining Starr’s wife on stage. [NYO]

If she has to, she has to.

When you marry a rich man whose income affords you the opportunity to quit your job, it’s important to have a skill-set to fall back on in the event it turns out he’s running a Ponzi scheme. Luckily, Diane Passage, who was told by an SEC lawyer today that regulators will “oppose any attempt to unfreeze [her husband Kenneth] Starr’s crooked assets to cover living expenses for her and her 12-year-old son Jordan” has got some extremely monetizable skills as a former stripper. Continue reading »

In the land of mini-Madoff’s, Kenneth Starr isn’t the biggest one out there. But, he did have a list of A-list clients that rivals only Bernie himself. Plus, his wife was a stripper at Scores, which is a lot more than you can say for Ruth Madoff. Continue reading »