Catastrophe: The Story of Bernard L. Madoff, the Man who Swindled the World

Catastrophe: The Story of Bernard L. Madoff, the Man who Swindled the World
ISBN-10
1597776408
ISBN-13
9781597776400
Series
Catastrophe
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
294
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc.
Authors
Gerald S. Strober, Deborah Hart Strober, Gerald Strober

Description

Explains the story of Bernard Madoff's financial scheme that swindled funds from thousands of investors for fifty billion dollars, and includes testimonials from victims and information on the failure of the scheme.

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