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Henriques of the new york times who has led the papers coverage of the madoff scandal since the day the story broke has written the definitive book on the man and his scheme, drawing on unprecedented access and more than one hundred interviews with people at all levels and on all sides of the crime. Watch the wizard of lies, the original hbo film online at hbo. May 17, 2017 hbos bernie madoff film the wizard of lies will receive its uk premiere on sky atlantic on thursday june 1st at 9pm, it has been announced. At least a decade ago i often took a walk around marina del rey with a good friend. The wizard of lies is the definitive book on what madoff did and how he did it. New york times financial writer diana henriques was the first journalist to interview bernie madoff after he was sent to prison.
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