Sediments carried by the Mississippi riverhave a pale beige coloration in this image, withdistinctmarginsbetweenplumes that likelymarktidal pulsesofriver water into theGulfof Mexico.
Bernard Madoff's criminal activities have spawned a tidal wave of civil actions against Mark Madoff, his mother, siblings and hundreds of other defendants, accused of profiting off the Ponzi scheme by withdrawing more money from Madoff's fund than they invested, money they presumably thought was investment income.