Brash swindler was force behind a massive Ponzi scheme

Justin Stanko of the Derby police confirmed the death, saying dental records from the body matched those of Mr. Hoffenberg, who had died about a week earlier. Mr. Hoffenberg may not have carried the infamous name recognition of major financial fraudsters such as Bernie Madoff or the rise-and-fall arbitragers like Ivan Boesky. But, for a time in the late 1980 s and…