WikiLeaks says Madoff almost ripped off Qaddafi

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Looks like Madoff tried to rip off Qaddafi’s government.

On January 20th, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya met with Mohamed Layas, the Head of the Libyan Investment Authority, and highlighted ways that U.S. businesses could thrive in Libya.

The following transmission is from a summary of the what happened during the meeting, sent from the Embassy Tripoli to an unknown destination.

The transmission was recently sent from WikiLeaks to the Telegraph:

Layas also mentioned having been previously approached by Bernard Madoff about an investment opportunity, “but we did not accept.”

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