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TitleIt Was All Fake, Frank DiPascali, Madoff Aide, Tells Court
Original URLhttps://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/business/12madoff.html
PublicationThe New York Times
Source typeweb_search
Date2009-08-12
EntityFrank DiPascali
Captured2026-04-23T23:06:45.858Z UTC
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Content length8,788 bytes
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‘It Was All Fake,’ Frank DiPascali, Madoff Aide, Tells Court - NYTimes.com

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Madoff Aide Reveals Details of Ponzi Scheme

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By JACK HEALY and DIANA B. HENRIQUES

Published: August 11, 2009

Frank DiPascali was a “kid from Queens” fresh out of high…

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