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                                                                   Exhibit 23(3)


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
(Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Leucadia National Corporation for the
registration of 11,156,460 shares of its common stock and 11,000,000 shares of
its common stock issuable pursuant to contingent sale rights, of our report,
dated February 28, 2003, with respect to the financial statements of Berkadia
LLC for the year ended December 31, 2002, included in the Leucadia National
Corporation 2002 Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Phoenix, Arizona
September 2, 2003


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