 CNBC | Feds: Gal Pal Admits Bayou Swindler On The Lam Forbes - That sound you hear north of New York City is the stampede of Hollywood movie producers. Samuel Israel, the ex-hedge fund manager convicted of defrauding investors in a $450 million pyramid scheme known as Bayou Group, really is on the lam. Woman charged with helping hedge fund manager flee NY fund swindler's girlfriend accused in escape |