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In a brief spoken commentary, Sam Parr asks the audience if they have heard of Bernie Madoff and highlights the magnitude of Madoff’s $58 billion Ponzi scheme. Parr mistakenly recalls that Madoff held a high‑profile regulatory position—either chairman of the Nasdaq or the SEC—emphasizing the irony that his job should have been to prevent fraud. He then reflects on why Madoff continued the deception, quoting Madoff’s own admission that once he was in, he couldn’t back out, underscoring the psychological trap of the fraud.
