Secrets and lies: How one man charmed his way into the hearts, minds and wallets of New York's rich and powerful

• Main Author: Knowledge@SMU
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Accounting; Business; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/75; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=ksmu
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Bernie Madoff’s reputation as the largest ponzi scheme operator will probably outlast the 150-year jail sentence he is now serving. For decades, the man created an aura around himself that spoke to the romantic ambitions of Wall Street's sycophants: unyielding success, exclusivity and power. Mo...