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The IG's review found that the inspections office never undertook an exam of Madoff's investment business — which was separate from his brokerage operation — even after he was forced by the SEC in August 2006 to finally register the investment business.
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SEC told to improve ways it chooses probe targets - Yahoo! Newsfrom yahoo.com on November 20, 2009
Inspector General David Kotz has already found that the agency bungled five probes of Madoff, missed red flags and dismissed tips and complaints that might have discovered the Ponzi scheme, in which earlier investors were paid with money from later investors.
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Madoff to SEC watchdog: Agency held me in awe | U.S. | Reutersfrom reuters.com on October 31, 2009
Print WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bernard Madoff was apparently convinced that it never even occurred to Securities and Exchange Commission staff he was running a Ponzi scheme, despite the agency's numerous probes of his business.
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Madoff: SEC never thought it was a Ponzi scheme - Yahoo! Financefrom yahoo.com on October 31, 2009
Picower, 67, who was sued over allegations he made $7.2 billion from his investments in Madoff's funds, was found dead in his Palm Beach, Florida swimming pool on Sunday after suffering a heart attack.
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Madoff right-hand man DiPascali stays in jail | Reutersfrom reuters.com on October 29, 2009
MIAMI : The body of Florida investor and philanthropist Jeffry Picower, accused of making billions of dollars in his friend Bernard Madoff's fraud scheme, was found yesterday at the bottom of his swimming pool .
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Madoff beneficiary found dead in pool - Worldnews.comfrom wn.com on October 26, 2009
MIAMI (Reuters) - Palm Beach billionaire and philanthropist Jeffry Picower, described as the biggest beneficiary of Bernard Madoff's fraud, died on Sunday after he was found lying at the bottom of the pool at his home, police said.
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Madoff friend Picower dead, found in pool | Reutersfrom reuters.com on October 26, 2009
In December, Frenchman Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, co-founder of money manager Access International, was found dead with his wrists slashed, reportedly distraught over losing up to $1.4 billion in client money to Madoff's fraud.
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Madoff friend Picower dead, found in pool | Reutersfrom reuters.com on October 26, 2009
McClatchey has a damning investigative report out on the dealings of Goldman Sachs ( GS ) a few years ago, back when the housing and credit bubbles were...
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It's Good to Be Goldman: Part 64 -- Seeking Alphafrom seekingalpha.com on November 2, 2009