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My $500,000 Madoff Check

Bernie Madoff stole $5 million from The Daily Beast's Burt Ross, who just received a half-million-dollar check back from the SIPC. Never has a 90 percent loss felt so good.

Burt Ross
Burt Ross
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Burt Ross

Burt Ross

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