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“Michael Milken earned the first Ig Nobel economics prize in 1991, just two years after being indicted on 98 counts of racketeering and securities fraud. But as countless financial titans have shown over the years, it pays to be sleazy. Milken's Web site is quick to note that Fortune magazine in 2004 called him \"The Man Who Changed Medicine\" because of his charity work, and he was worth more than $2 billion as of 2007.” source...