Lessons of Madoff and Lay: Never Spurn the Secretary
From unwary assistants to Madoff and Enron's Ken Lay, among others, a wealth of inside dirt
Robert Bryce's latest book is Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of "Energy Independence".
That was made clear to me in August 2002. Just a few days before the final draft of Pipe Dreams was going to be sent to the printer, Wadle called me. "Have you finished the book?" she asked. When told that it was just about to go to the printer, she told me she no longer wanted to remain anonymous. "I want my name in the book. I want the Lays to see my name." I happily complied.
Given the many mega-fraud investigations that are now underway—Allen Stanford, Marc Dreier, Madoff, to name just a few—expect more secretaries to come forward. Beware of a woman scorned.
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Reader Comments
Never Spurn the Secretary
Hooray for Susan Wadle! America needs more stand-up people to expose the frauds and excesses that are running rampant in business/corporations in our country these days. I worked with Susan as an on-site vendor selling office supplies to Enron. I know her to be an honorable person and a reliable source of truth in these matters that affected so many innocent people. More accountability is a MUST if this country wants to turn itself around.
Never Spurn the Secretary
Well written -- I totally agree -- the secretaries are always the genuine smart people in the room.
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