Barry Minkow was a Ponzi prodigy that took ZZZ Best carpet cleaning public by manipulating (making up) financial statements that wowed lawyers and investment bankers along the way.

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Barry Minkow (ZZZ Best and now Insider Trader) said he needed help for his addiction to pain pills while Noah Freeman (Formerly of SAC Capital and now Insider Trader) had a marijuana and mushroom habit.

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Seiver points to the Barry Minkow.

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