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Day 08-12-21

“He explained the philosophy. We really couldn’t lose.”

  Bernie Madoff in his penthouse apt watching TV, 18 Dec ’08, 9:00pm (newyorksocialdiary.com). The Jewish Daily Forward (Weiss, 18 Dec ’08) on how Madoff worked his shtick. Apropos: The original Broadway production of The Producers opened at the St. James Theatre on April 19, 2001 and ran for 2,502 performances, closing on April 22, [...]

No one saw it coming (Madoff edition)

Except for some bloke by the name of Harry Markopolos, who told the SEC in writing on 7 Nov ’05: I am the original source for the information presented herein having first presented my rationale, both verbally and in writing, to the SEC’s Boston office in May, 1999 before any public information doubting Madoff Investment [...]

Madoff sales prospectus

Just kidding. Currency printer samples: See also: “Promo currency,” “Like printing money.”

Architect’s architect no more

Mike Connell dies in single-engine plane crash. See also: ”What do you mean ‘we’, kimosabe?,” “Karl Rove: information ‘architect’.”