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What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 19 points 3 years ago (3 children)

There's zero chance the SEC wasn't fully aware of what he was doing, just like they're fully aware of what Ken Griffen is doing.

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[–] HobbitFoot 5 points 3 years ago

They probably weren't fully aware because they didn't want to be.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

What's the logic behind this take? I would think they'd stop him if they knew.

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 8 points 3 years ago

Not if they profit off it

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