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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Strober, Deborah H. (Deborah Hart), 1940-     Subjects     Madoff, Bernard L.     Investment advisors -- Corrupt practices.     Ponzi schemes.     Securities fraud.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Strober, Deborah H. (Deborah Hart), 1940-       by title:      Catastrophe : the st...         MARC Display

Catastrophe : the story of Bernard L. Madoff, the man who swindled the world / Deborah and Gerald Strober. by Strober, Deborah H. (Deborah Hart), 1940- Beverly Hills, CA : Phoenix Books, c2009. Subjects Madoff, Bernard L.   Investment advisors -- Corrupt practices.   Ponzi schemes.   Securities fraud. ISBN:  9781597776400 (pbk.) : 1597776408 Description:  x, 294 p. ; 23 cm. Contents:  December 11, 2008. The confession and arrest of Bernard Madoff ; The victims of the scandal that could wipe out a generation of Jewish wealth ; The Jewish community is not the only victim -- The Madoff family. The man behind the shameless violation of the commandment "Thou shalt not steal" ; What do the wife, the sons, and the brother know? -- Absorbing the shock and dealing with the consequences. The profound sense of loss ; The anti-Semitic vox populi speaks -- The shakeout. Where do we go from here? ; And the news keeps rolling in ; What punishment could possibly fit the crime? -- Appendices: BMIS mission statement ; Markopolos letter to the SEC, November 7, 2005 ; SEC filing, December 12, 2008 ; SEC filing, December 15, 2008 ; SEC filing, December 18, 2008 ; Lawsuit filed by Irwin Kellner, December 12, 2008 ; Decision to deny government's motion to revoke Madoff's bail, January 12, 2009 ; Wall Street Journal list of major victims, updated as of January 5, 2009 ; List of authors' interviewees. Requests:  0 Summary:  In December 2008, amidst a world gripped by financial crisis, Bernard Madoff, a respected fund manager and former chairman of NASDAQ, was arrested by the FBI for reportedly bilking thousands of trusting investors out of $50 billion. This book tells the story of that debacle, including how he seduced and persuaded sophisticated investors, how he evaded SEC watchdogs, and how his far-reaching crime pervaded the world. Includes first-hand accounts by victims, attorneys, and investigators.--From publisher description.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 364.163 Madoff St Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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