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Bernie Madoff Hated How The WSJ Drew Him

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Financier Bernard Madoff leaves Manhattan Federal court March 10, 2009 in New York City. Madoff attended a hearing regarding the conflicting status of his legal representation in his multi-billion dollar fraud allegations. His lawyer, Ira Sorkin, has told a judge his client is expected to plead guilty to 11 counts including money laundering, perjury and securities, mail and wire fraud. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bernard Madoff
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His biggest concern was that the caricature didn’t look like him. ‘It makes my cheeks look too big,’ he said. He didn’t like the way he looked.” — Frank Dipascali, Bernie Madoff’s longtime lieutenant, on the Ponzi schemer’s response to a 1992 Wall Street Journal article about a federal probe into his business.

Bernie Madoff Hated How The WSJ Drew Him