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Inside the Biggest Ponzi Scheme of All Time

In The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, Diana Henriques, a senior financial writer at The New York Times, gives a full account of Bernie Madoff and his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Henriques will talk about her book on Sunday, June 12, at 2 pm at the Westport Public Library. Free and open to the public, the talk will take place in the Library’s McManus Room.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing afterward, and part of the book-sale proceeds will benefit the Library. Please note that the program is expected to last 90 minutes.

Drawing on unprecedented access and more than 100 interviews with people at all levels and on all sides of the crime, Henriques details Madoff's Wall Street rise, as well as the personal disasters and landmark legal battles triggered by his downfall. The Wizard of Lies is comprehensive in its examination of the scam and engrossing not only because of depth of its detail but also for the human dimension of the tragedy.

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The author of The White Sharks of Wall Street and Fidelity’s World, Henriques is a senior financial writer for The New York Times, where she has worked since 1989. A Polk Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist, she has won several awards for her work on the Madoff scandal and was part of the Times team recognized as a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of the financial crisis of 2008.

For more information, check the Library’s website, www.westportlibrary.org, or call 203.291.4800.

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