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‘Oracle of San Quentin’ gains rep of being stock-picking guru

“I’ve made loads of money in the stock market, for a whole bunch of people”

By Allen Martin
CBS News

MARIN COUNTY — On Thursday nights at San Quentin, inmates pack a classroom to hear from a man they call “The Oracle.”

“I’ve made loads of money in the stock market, for a whole bunch of people,” said Curtis Carroll.

The San Quentin inmate was 17 when he killed a man during an Oakland robbery. Now at 36, Carroll is developing a different kind of reputation.

“He has a reputation of getting money,” said inmate Cleo Cloman III.

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