The Wizard of Lies
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Ryan Schramel
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"The Wizard of Lies" by Diana B. Henriques captures Bernie Madoff's $65Bn Ponzi Scheme
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Bernie Madoff, started with
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Through an elaborate Ponzi scheme he stole approximately $
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How had an ordinary man pulled off the largest swindle in history?
Did he have accomplices? Who?
Is Madoff's crime a story of a corrupt individual? or does it betray something worse about society?
How did he do it?
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For over a decade Madoff "fooled" people into believing a financial fantasy, it took Harry Markopolis five minutes to figure that the numbers didn't add up.
Read pages 4-6 of the Handout (How Bernard Madoff Did It) and answer the questions that follow.
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Multiple Choice
Who turned Bernie into the FBI?
Harry Markopolis
The Securities and Exchange (SEC)
His wife, Ruth
His sons, Mark and Andrew
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Multiple Choice
Ponzi schemes can only survive by....
growing
remaining secret
having a network of involved persons
access to superior technology
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Multiple Choice
Does Henriques believe Mark and Andrew were complicit in the the crime?
Yes
No
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Multiple Choice
Why is a Ponzi scheme the opposite of a perfect crime?
Because detection is inevitable
its unsustainable
constantly requires new investment
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Open Ended
So again we ask, "how did Bernie do it?" Over 10 years of lies, an imperfect scheme, easily detected...
"The Wizard of Lies" by Diana B. Henriques captures Bernie Madoff's $65Bn Ponzi Scheme
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