ERIN ARVEDLUND – Too Good to Be True

    In 2001, business reporter ERIN ARVEDLUND wrote an article for the financial paper, “Barrons,” questioning Bernard Madoff’s business practices and returns on Wall Street. Her story was soon buried by the news of 9/11 and went on to live in Moscow, reporting for the New York Times, and working on Wall Street herself. In December 2009 Arvedlund watched the TV news unraveling Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme and has turned her reporting into a new book on how Madoff fooled his investors and the SEC. It’s called, “The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff: Too Good to Be True.” Listen to the mp3

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