Sex, Drugs Alleged In Suit Against Madoff Associates

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Wed, 10/21/2009 - 12:00am

Bernard Madoff's investment firm had a "diversion-filled office environment" featuring a culture of "sexual deviance" and drug use, says a lawsuit filed Tuesday against companies that dealt with the Ponzi-scheme mastermind.

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