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Published 11/06/2009 by Advanced Trading

Madoff's Ex-Auditor Pleads Guilty

David Friehling, the accountant who audited Bernard Madoff’s books, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. Friehling claimed he was unaware of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme even though he served as an independent auditor for Madoff’s money management business from 1991-to 2008. He told the judge that...

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