Mar 1, 2011 · I think few would say that Bernard Madoff was an “ordinary” person but his fraud can be dissected into the components of the Fraud Triangle. The New York Magazine’s Steve Fishman …

During a 2011 interview on CBS, Ruth Madoff claimed she and her husband had attempted suicide after his fraud was exposed, both taking "a bunch of pills" in a suicide pact on Christmas Eve 2008. [4][84] …

Bernie Madoff, a financial investor whose skill and track record was so legendary that people begged to open accounts with his firm, crashed hard in December 2008 when the truth finally came out ...

Jan 2, 2026 · Discover how Bernie Madoff orchestrated history's largest Ponzi scheme, defrauding investors of $65 billion, and the implications it had on financial markets.

On a cold December day in 2008, financial titan Bernie Madoff confessed to his sons that his multi-billion dollar investment fund was nothing but 'one big lie' – a giant Ponzi scheme. This admission shattered …

Sep 29, 2025 · In March 2009, Madoff pled guilty to 11 felonies, including securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. He infuriated many with his seeming lack of contrition or remorse for his …

Dec 22, 2025 · Bernie Madoff was an American hedge-fund investment manager and former chairman of the NASDAQ stock market. He was best known for operating history’s largest Ponzi scheme. In …

May 16, 2025 · The Bernie Madoff case represents both the largest financial fraud in U.S. history and one of the most successful victim recovery efforts ever achieved. The scheme’s longevity and …