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  1. Bernie Madoff Case — FBI

    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 ...

  2. Bernie Madoff: Who He Was and How His Ponzi Scheme Worked

    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.

  3. Bernie Madoff | Biography, Ponzi Scheme, & Facts | Britannica

    6 days ago · 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 2009 …

  4. Madoff investment scandal - Wikipedia

    The Madoff investment scandal was a major case of stock and securities fraud discovered in late 2008. [1] In December of that year, Bernie Madoff, the former Nasdaq chairman and founder of the Wall …

  5. United States V. Bernard L. Madoff And Related Cases

    Jun 5, 2020 · Prior Proceedings On December 11, 2008, Bernard L. Madoff was arrested on a criminal complaint alleging one count of securities fraud. On December 11, 2008, the Securities and …

  6. United States v. Bernard L. Madoff | Case Brief for Law ...

    Brief Fact Summary. Relating to his orchestration of a Ponzi scheme allegedly resulting in the loss of $65 billion dollars of client funds, Madoff (D) plead guilty to 11 counts of fraud, money laundering, …

  7. Bernie Madoff - Overview, History, and the Ponzi Scheme

    Summary Bernie Madoff is famous for operating probably the largest Ponzi scheme in history. It’s estimated that Madoff’s fraud extended for more than 20 years and ran to over $50 billion. Madoff …

  8. Bernie Madoff’s Massive Ponzi Scheme, Explained - A&E

    Sep 29, 2025 · Bernie Madoff’s Early Career Born in 1938 in Queens, N.Y., Madoff came from a working-class family. As a teen and during college, he worked a series of jobs to help fund a …