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Published 11/03/2009 by New Zealand Herald

Madoff number cruncher denies Ponzi knowledge

ccountant David Friehling apologised to the thousands of victims who lost billions of dollars in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. Photo / AP The former accountant for Bernard Madoff's firm today pleaded guilty to fraud charges, but he told a US judge he did not know about the swindler's multibillion-dollar...

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"In what was the biggest mistake of my life, I put my trust with Bernard Madoff" Friehling told Judge...

Madoff number cruncher denies Ponzi knowledge [New Zealand Herald - 11/03/2009]

...to make clear: "At no time was I ever aware Bernard Madoff was engaged in a Ponzi scheme."

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