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Madoff with the Money / Jerry Oppenheimer.

Oppenheimer, Jerry. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780470504987
ISBN: 0470504986
Physical Description: xv, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Beginning of the end -- Growing up a Madoff -- Bernie hobnobs with the wealthy, strong-arms some pals, and courts "Josie College" -- From Queens to Alabama, scamming homeowners and hustling stock -- Tying the knot and giving Uncle Sam the business -- A borscht belt summer camp sets the stage for Bernie's Ponzi scheme -- Moving on up -- The bagel baker becomes a financial guru, and the mob boys from Rockford pay a visit -- "Whatever you do, kid, never invest a penny in the stock market, because it's run by crooks and sons of bitches" -- A Madoff speaks out and an empty promise -- Mr. Outside versus Mr. Inside versus the SEC -- Life inside the Madoff piggy bank, flashing the plastic, and losing the farm -- A family (and sometimes an office) affair -- Another arrest, and blood relatives get taken to the cleaners.