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69. The Scheme (Bernie Madoff)

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Burney Madoff - The Great Equalizer

burney madoff founded bernard l madoff ment securities llc in 19 60. He started out trading penny stocks with five thousand dollars he had earned from working as a life guard and from installing sprinkler systems around hovstre university during his summer breaks from school. After a year of law school, burney dropped out to dedicate all his focus to trading. Madoff's business prospered during its first decade of operation but technology is the great equalizer.

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