Insull
Americannoun
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The analogy I have long wanted to draw is with Samuel Insull.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
He was not Samuel but his brother, Martin J., finally extradited from Canada to stand trial for embezzlement of $365,000 in connection with the $2,000,000,000 collapse of the Insull Middle West Utilities empire.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Insull erected a Rube Goldberg-like structure of 65 companies that operated utilities in 32 states, and by 1932 it had completely collapsed in a $750 million loss for investors.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Last week Samuel Insull snapped: "There is absolutely no truth in the report."
From Time Magazine Archive
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She did not care to be in the hands of Miss Insull.
From The Old Wives' Tale by Bennett, Arnold
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