Maddoff Scale
A dirty little scale that rates how bad a Ponzi scheme is by seeing how much money was stolen and how long it took to catch the thief, using the Bernard Maddoff scam as the worst example.
'They stole $20 billion over 20 years? That’s a Maddoff Scale 11!'
'He got caught in 2008? That’s a Maddoff Scale 3!'
'He didn’t even get caught? That’s a Maddoff Scale 1!'