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Crossing the Line

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Written by: Dick Carozza, CFE
Date: January 1, 2010
Read Time: 9 mins

Frances Ellen always wanted enough money to be able to make choices. Unfortunately, she and her partner chose poorly. They used illegal practices in their investment firm to make lots of cash for their investors. But their lies eventually destroyed their business and sent them to prison.

More than 25 years later, Ellen ponders on the lessons she’s giving others.

Entrepreneurs are an interesting breed. Most of them are ambitious, motivational, and even inspirational at times. But some can be grandiose, self-centered, and, sometimes, criminal. 

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