The Top 10 Everything of 2009

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10. Schemer's Remorse?

Accused $50 billion Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff exits federal court March 10, 2009 in New York City. Madoff was attending a hearing on his legal representation and is due back in court Thursday.crin

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"I wish they caught me six years ago, eight years ago."

Bernie Madoff, Ponzi schemer, in an interview, released in October, with representatives of the SEC. The conversation was part of an investigation into the SEC's failure to uncover Madoff's scam for 16 years

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