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Ponzi scam may have begun earlier than Madoff said

Extensive comments in court by one of Bernard Madoff's top aides, as well as new documents filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, indicate that the giant Ponzi scheme began earlier than Madoff said it did when he pleaded guilty in March.

The remarks by the aide, Frank DiPascali Jr., who pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in the scam, also indicate that Madoff may have been trying...

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