The Artful Dodgers

``Ken Nakayama was one who avoided a personal investment in Madoff via a feeder fund, specifically the Fairfield Sentry fund. In April 2001, after studying Fairfield Sentry's marketing materials and returns, Nakayama, an options expert and at the time Deutsche Bank 's chief equity derivatives strategist, was driven to express skepticism about Madoff to this reporter. His tip-off led to the May 2001 Barron's article "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."''