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The rich have become so rich that just selling to the rich can make you the world’s richest person, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Bernie Madoff, who ran the biggest ponzi scheme ever known, died in prison on Wednesday at age 82. We republish here an interview with Madoff’s messenger by CN Editor Joe Lauria and written in 2009 for The Sunday Times.