Madoff Talks
Jim Campbell is the host of Business Talk with Jim Campbell, a nationally syndicated radio show. He is known for his tough interviews with leading figures from business, politics, and sports. Campbell, known for "firsts," landed the first extensive interview with former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer following his resignation, the first interview with former Tyco CEO Denis Kozlowski following his release from prison, and the first broadcast interview with former stock analyst Roomy Kahn, a government informant in one of America's largest insider trading busts. He is the author of Madoff Talks.
No name is more associated with Wall Street's evils than Bernie Madoff's. Arrested for fraud in 2008, at the height of the global financial crisis, the 70-year-old market maker, investment advisor, and former chairman of the NASDAQ had orchestrated the largest Ponzi scheme in world history, defrauding thousands of investors worldwide for $65 billion. Questions linger to this day: What motivated him to do it? How long did he get away with it? What information did his family have? Who is the enigmatic Bernie Madoff?
Author Jim Campbell presents the most comprehensive insider account of the Madoff saga to date in Madoff Talks. Based on exclusive interviews with all of the key players, including the Madoff family and their associates, Wall Street wheelers and dealers, an army of lawyers, analysts, and investigators, victims of the scheme, and Bernie Madoff himself, the book reveals:
- what motivated a respected financier to commit such a massive fraud―and why he thought he could get away with it
- how Madoff managed to keep the scheme hidden in plain sight―despite numerous SEC investigations
- the shocking failures of Wall Street oversight―and how it could happen again
- the true scale of the investment losses―and the victims’ ongoing fight for justice
- what Ruth Madoff and the rest of the family knew―and how it shattered their lives
Madoff Talks includes the author's first, and most likely only, interviews with Ruth Madoff and defense attorney Ira Sorkin, for which Bernie waived attorney-client privilege, as well as never-before-published details from the author's personal communications with Bernie Madoff while incarcerated. The book is a vivid, powerful piece of investigative reporting that takes us behind the headlines to show the true human cost of Madoff's crimes, as well as a cogent analysis of the reforms required to prevent it from happening again.
Author: Jim Campbell
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/dp/126045617X
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