Hedge Fund Mgr Dies in Escalator Fall

I have no proof at all, but I suspect (shamefully I say hope) a lil old lady with a recently diminished retirement nest egg gave him just a weeeeee push. The other equally likely option was that it was entirely an accident, and Mr Vellanti tripped over his enormous bulging wallet.

Apologies for negative editorializing. The staff here holds financial gurus in low regard and considers them greedy opportunists, carpetbaggers and con men in fine tailored suits. Perhaps the religion of Islam was on to something when it made MONEY LENDING a sin.

Hedge fund CEO dies in fall off escalator
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J  |  AP  |  September 28, 2009

Atlantic City police are investigating how a hedge fund executive fell to his death from an escalator.

James Vellanti is the second man in two years to plunge from an escalator at The Pier Shops at Caesars.

Police were called to the mall, which is connected to the casino by a sky bridge, at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.

Vellanti lived in Clinton and was chief operating officer for the hedge fund JNF Asset Management LLC in New York. His age was not available.

Frank Gilbert Jr. fell about 40 feet after witnesses said the 25-year-old sat on the escalator’s handrail on Aug. 9, 2008. He died of head injuries.