14. Dick Fuld
Dick Fuld was known as the “Gorilla of Wall Street” and he was responsible for steering the Lehman Group into the ground thanks to subprime mortgages. This process bankrolled lenders across the United States that were making very questionable loans to borrowers who most likely could not pay them back. Fuld took these bad loans and transferred them into bonds before selling them to investors for billions. During his time as CEO, Fuld received upwards of $500 million in compensation.