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Mets Owner, Friends of Guy Behind Me Caught in Ponzi Scheme

December 14th, 2008 by Matt Townsend

Just before the previews started at a showing of Slumdog Millionaire on Saturday night, my ear caught the two 40-something guys behind my wife and I talking about Bernard Madoff’s giant Ponzi scheme.

“That makes like 10 people we know who were caught up in this,” said one of the guys.

As I pretended to listen to what my wife was saying I focused on their conversation – hoping to hear a name I might know.

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