Webthe hunt brothers were involved in all kinds of financial bubbles and scandals throughout the 1970s. 26, some 40 members of the hunt family packed lubbock’s modest, windowless federal district courtroom in anticipation of the verdict. Webthe flamboyant hunt brothers of texas, whose combined riches once totaled an estimated $6 billion, were found guilty in federal court saturday of attempting. Webeven though the three generations of the hunt family that began with h. l. Hunt may not have flaunted their wealth or lived extravagantly, it seemed that al iii was. Webthe hunt family is one of the wealthiest families in america, thanks to early investments in oil. They're widely known as the owners of the kansas city chiefs. This is the story of how one of history's biggest bets went bust. Webnelson and herbert hunt were found guilty on an array of charges, including antitrust violations and participation in a racketeering scheme to corner the silver market. How the hunts were outfoxed. When the hunt brothers lost upwards of a billion dollars in the silver market, much of the world felt that it couldn’t have happened to. Webthe hunt brothers, who inherited their father's oil business, were known for their wealth and influence in the commodities market. They believed that the us.
