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Jun 2022
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06 - Bernard Madoff, the master - Legend...

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On April 14, 2021, in the federal prison in Butner, North Carolina, an 82-year-old inmate died. This man is Bernard Madoff, one of the greatest swindlers in history, the mastermind of the most elaborate Ponzi scheme. The businessman was at the head of one of the main investment companies on Wall Street when he was arrested in 2008. His "pyramid" represented a volume of nearly 65 billion dollars...

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