The Demise of Bernard Madoff

On December 12, 2008, Bernald L. Madoff was arrested by federal agents accusing him of running a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, perhaps the largest in Wall Street's history.
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On December 12, 2008, Bernald L. Madoff was arrested by federal agents accusing him of running a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, perhaps the largest in Wall Street's history.

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