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Tue 11 Nov 2009Tale of hubris and hypocrisy recounts what drew investors to the cult of Madoff
BOOK OF THE DAY:The Believers: How America Fell for Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Investment ScamBy Adam LeBor Weidenfeld Nicolson 255pp, £18.99
WHY ARE people so engrossed by jailed überfraudster Bernard Madoff? White-collar criminals have never been a particular fascination of mine, and it’s hardly news that you can’t trust a Wall Street financier with your money, yet over the past year I’ve succumbed to Madoff mania.
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