Sam Israel, the Secret Market, and Wall Street’s Wildest Con

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 10, 2012

Guy Lawson discusses a massive hedge fund fraud and the search for a “secret market” beneath the financial market. His book Octopus: Sam Israel, the Secret Market, and Wall Street’s Wildest Con tells the story of hedge fund manager Sam Israel, and his year-long adventure in “the Upperworld.”

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