The SEC and Madoff: A study in regulatory dysfunction
Call Bernie Madoff anything you in need of, just don't call him dumb. Anyone able to bilk clients out a sum reportedly north of $60 billion is not bovine. Not only was he smarter than the clients whose trust he gained, one could argue he was also unequivocally smarter than or several steps ahead of the government regulators we pay to curb Ponzi schemes from taking place, or at least to end them long before they reach the one of Madoff's deepness.
The aspect of this sordid affair that truly boggles the keep an eye on is not so much that Bernie Madoff began his swindle - all cons have to start somewhere - but that it got as far as it did before the whole fool around collapsed.
For example, we are told that in 1999, nine years before the FBI appeared at the peaceful grafter's door, the Securities and Exchange Commission
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and checking that the blower fan runs smoothly and quietly on all speed settings. Check for proper operation of all windows, noting that if a window reverses direction on its own, the track or window regulator may be sticking.and more »