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- Page Count 464
- Publication Year 2012
- Publisher St. Martin's Griffin
- ISBN-13 9781250007438
The Wizard of Lies
Archival Summary & Scope
Diana B. Henriques' *The Wizard of Lies* is the definitive, bestselling account of Bernie Madoff, the New York financier who perpetrated history's largest Ponzi scheme, swindling $65 billion from investors. Hailed by *Bloomberg Businessweek* as "meticulously reported," this book draws on unprecedented access, over one hundred interviews (including Madoff's first after arrest), and detailed investigations to explode myths surrounding the scandal.This true-life financial thriller, now a major HBO film starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, chronicles Madoff's remarkable rise and dramatic fall. It offers the most complete picture of the heartbreaking personal disasters—suicides, fractured families, ruined charities—and landmark legal battles triggered by his downfall. With a revised epilogue covering the latest legal developments, Henriques provides crucial, timeless lessons for Washington, Wall Street, and Main Street.
Archival Categorization Notes
This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of True Crime. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into White Collar Crime, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.
