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Bernie, the man & the madness

Explore Bernie Madoff's life, career, and the infamous scam in this captivating profile featuring new insights.

Written byRazib Khan

2009-04-26T15:19:03 | 1 min read

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Fortune has a massive profile of Bernie Madoff's life, career and scam. Some new material too.

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