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localroger

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8. As others said, the SEC didn't take Madoff down, what took him down was...

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Mon May 15, 2017, 06:45 PM

May 2017

...his Ponzi scheme finally collapsed and he couldn't find enough new investors to pay his old investors. Until that happened nobody would believe the people who were onto him, and once it happened it was waaaaaaay too late.

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How the Trump story will end [View all] milestogo May 2017 OP

Except that Bernie Madoff has self awareness and Trump is priming the pump. grantcart May 2017 #1

So Trump's fall will be even worse and he still won't have a clue what happened. milestogo May 2017 #2

Madoff was delivered to the SEC with a big ribbon on him for several years Warpy May 2017 #3

Interesting parallel. delisen May 2017 #4

There was a financial analyst trying to expose him for 10 years. milestogo May 2017 #5

Thanks, I want to read that book. delisen May 2017 #7

From your lips to the goddesses ears.... alittlelark May 2017 #6

As others said, the SEC didn't take Madoff down, what took him down was... localroger May 2017 #8