The assets of fallen hedge-fund manager Kirk Wright fetched about $2 million at an Atlanta auction yesterday - a small fraction of the more than $100 million the Bronx native is accused of bilking from roughly 430 investors, which included several NFL stars and his own mother.
“We’ve got somewhat of a thankless job,” said Scott Schwartz, of Auction Management Corp., which oversaw the court-ordered auction.

“No matter how well we do, it won’t be enough.”

Wright’s six-bedroom home, described as a million-dollar house in a $300,000 neighborhood, netted a better-than-expected $1 million as publicity generated by the scandal drew an usually large crowd of bidders.

His three sports cars - a Bentley, an Aston Martin and a 1967 BMW - garnered $126,000, $121,000 and $10,000, respectively.

Also on the block were a downtown loft, a white baby grand piano, his wife’s mink stole and furniture - some of which was damaged by vandals during a burglary a couple of months ago.

Investors put more than $100 million into Wright’s Atlanta-based hedge fund, International Management Associates, which turned out to be a sham.

Posted: 07|30|06 at 11:28 am. Filed under: US News.