The Cattle Empire That Turned Out to Be a Giant Ponzi Scheme

Reported by Margot Patrick and Patrick Thomas (Summary shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.wsj.com/finance/cattle-empire-ponzi-scheme-3d245791?mod=mhp) What happened in rural Kentucky is a story that feels uniquely American and yet deeply universal. At its center was a cattleman named Brian McClain, a respected horseman, church volunteer and livestock operator who appeared to have built one […]