Muse Vs. Madoff - Who is the bigger Pirate?

The courthouse where charges are being leveled at the suspected Somali Pirate is the very same place where disgraced Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff entered his guilty plea last month.

In fact Madoff and the pirate, Abdul Wali Muse, are being housed in the same detention center. (Not the same cell, I asked!)

Both have made headlines around the world - but judging by the number of cameras that are here today compared to Bernie Madoff's guilty plea back in March, Bernie wins hands down on media attention. 

Mind you I suppose that is not surprising. This pirate and his chums were asking for just a few million dollars and got nothing. Madoff on the other hand may have bilked 50 billion dollars, much of it from people who called him a friend. Makes you think: who think who is the bigger pirate here....?

Nathan King - New York Bureau Chief

In fact Madoff and the pirate, Abdul Wali Muse, are being housed in the same detention center. (Not the same cell, I asked!)

Both have made headlines around the world - but judging by the number of cameras that are here today compared to Bernie Madoff's guilty plea back in March, Bernie wins hands down on media attention. 

Mind you I suppose that is not surprising. This pirate and his chums were asking for just a few million dollars and got nothing. Madoff on the other hand may have bilked 50 billion dollars, much of it from people who called him a friend. Makes you think: who think who is the bigger pirate here....?

Nathan King - New York Bureau Chief