More detail on what Bernie, crook, and Ruth, cookbook author, had stashed away whilst lots of the people they duped had to start selling their homes to make ends meet:
Four homes. Manhattan, Montauk (where NY's well off summer; for really wealthy people, "summer" is a verb), Palm Beach, and the French Riviera.
$17 million in cash. Just in case.
$7 million yacht in France. Name: The Bull
$2.2 million "fishing boat" in Florida. Name: The Bull. Lesson: no matter your continent, it helps to signal to investors you are one of those.
$320,000 dinky boat in Montauk. Name: Sitting Bull. (Because at that price, you probably don't want to be seen floating around in it. Better to let it Sit.)
Half share in a $12 million jet. Didn't help get Bernie the heck out of town. Name: Not The Bull.
$39,000 piano. Hey, sometimes, you need a place to place your fresh flowers. Tables get old.
$2.6 million in jewelry. It was only proper for Ruth to be well adorned at book signings for her $39.99 cookbook. Imagine if she showed up in the relatively affordable gold stuff sitting out there on the counter for all to touch at Macy's?
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