Barry Minkow's story is certainly unique. A national sensation before he had even turned 21-years-old, Minkow was a Wall Street wiz kid who took his carpet cleaning company public at a whopping $280 million dollars.

Minkow appeared on Oprah twice and remains on of the youngest chairman and CEO of a publicly traded company in Wall Street history.         

However, Barry was also involved with the mob. Over the next year, Barry's company, ZZZZ Best, defrauded his investors and banks, pocketed hundreds of millions in illicit money.        

Caught and prosecuted, Barry served seven years and four months in prison, most in maximum security. He was released in 1995, and after seven years of voluntarily paying back victims, the judge, in 2002, dismissed the 26 million dollar restitution order, eliminated the final 3 years of his probation, and ordered Barry to help fight corporate fraud. To this day, Barry continues to voluntarily repay the one remaining victim.          

Today, a consultant and trainer to the FBI and other law enforcement agencies, Barry has co-founded the Fraud Discovery Institute (FDI), a company that uses ex-cons alongside seasoned auditors to prevent and detect white collar fraud at the highest levels. An accomplished author and speaker, Barry also travels the country speaking to executives and investors alike about the dangers of corporate fraud and the techniques criminals use to deceive victims. He appears regularly on Fox News Channel and CNN as an expert on fraud, as well.