By Daily Crux Editor Tom Washington:
Today we're passing along a great short read. It's an excerpt from Harry Markopolos' new book
No One Would Listen.
Markopolos is a financial analyst and fraud accountant who risked his reputation - and his safety - to repeatedly warn the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernie Madoff was running a Ponzi scheme. He kept at it for 9 years... yet he was ignored again and again.
It's is a fantastic read, and presents a stunning example of the incompetence and conflicts of interest that are all too common at our nation's supposed financial regulators.
Read full article...
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