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On the recordOctober 31, 2005
I have spoken to the heads of various Wall Street equity derivative trading desks and every single one of the senior managers I spoke with told me that Bernie Madoff was a fraud.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley cites multiple Wall Street managers' concerns about Madoff's legitimacy.

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