Big Ponzi scheme and 'miniMadoffs' in Britain

Mar. 4, 2009
A "big Ponzi" scheme and several other investment scams similar to the fraud allegedly committed by US financier Bernard Madoff are under investigation in Britain Richard Alderman the director of the Serious Fraud Office said.
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