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Madoff was constantly swarmed by the press and had multiple physical altercations with them.

SBF was invited to prestigious $2500-a-seat event by the NYT.

Something is very, very different about these situations.

So many things are different. Two things are that Madoff, unlike SBF, admitted to fraud as his company blew up. Also SBF's relationship with the Bahamas is certainly a complicating matter that will only serve to help him as he delays the inevitable arrest.

> SBF was invited to prestigious $2500-a-seat event by the NYT.

Where he was grilled about possible crimes.

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