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Kenyan Ponzi that beat Madoff’s

By Pravin Bowry

Last week a 71-year-old American, Bernard Madoff, was sentenced to 150 years for masterminding what has been termed the ‘biggest scam in history of mankind.’ It is estimated that Madoff’s mind-boggling epic swindle may have reached $65 billion (Five trillion one hundred and seventy billion shillings!)

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