bernie madoff

Bernie Madoff’s Lasting Shadow, 3 Years After His Arrest

NYT > Business  Sat, 12/10/2011 - 16:57

Three years after his arrest, the mastermind of Ponzi schemes still haunts his victims, his family and himself.


 

60 Minutes: Crime, punishment, and the shame of being a Madoff

Digg - Business & Finance  Sun, 10/30/2011 - 17:52

Bernie Madoff's wife and son speak publically for first time about the Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands, and their lives since Madoff's arrest and imprisonment


 

The Man Who Tried To Stop Madoff

Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 10/29/2011 - 11:35

Harry Markopolos describes himself as a "50 billion dollar failure." Why? Because he couldn't get anyone to listen when he figured out Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, eight years before Madoff's arrest.


 

Harvard Prof. Reaching Out to Madoff for Criminal Research

Topix - Business News  Tue, 09/06/2011 - 19:10

A Harvard Business School professor is reaching out to several white collar criminals including convicted swindler Bernie Madoff in an attempt to understand what "pressures, circumstances, emotions" led these people to commit their crimes, a spokesman for the school tells the FOX Business Network.


 

Harvard Still Denies Madoff Course as Professor Reaches Out

Topix - Business News  Sun, 09/04/2011 - 16:08

Bernie Madoff's obsession with the Harvard Business School continues with the accused swindler writing the FOX Business Network last week to once again protest our coverage of the school's denial of his claim that it is "building an entrepreneur course" based on his pre-Ponzi scheme days as a trader on Wall Street .


 

DealBook: Mark Madoff's Name Became Too Big a Burden to Bear

NYT > Business  Thu, 12/16/2010 - 22:12

Mark Madoff was trying to rebuild his life, but the burdens of being Bernie Madoff's son had steadily become unsustainable.


 

Bernie Madoff Auction Offers Shoes, Bulls and Jewels

Digg - Business & Finance  Fri, 11/12/2010 - 06:36

The greatest scammer of all time owned an actual crystal ball. Now you can buy it, or his embroidered velveteen loafers, and tons of bull statues.


 

Inside the Heir and Heiress Camps

Digg - Business & Finance  Fri, 10/08/2010 - 05:09

A growing number of big banks and private-wealth-management firms are offering seminars for rich people to teach them how to handle their money following the global financial collapse and the Bernie Madoff scandal.


 

In prison, Bernie Madoff is free to be himself: remorseless

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 06/07/2010 - 11:40

There is, as it happens, honor among thieves, a fact that worked mostly to Madoff’s benefit. In the context of prison, he isn’t a cancer on society; he’s a success, admired for his vast accomplishments.

“A hero,” wrote Robert Rosso, a lifer, on a website he managed to found called convictinc .com. “He’s arguably the greatest con of all time.”


 

1 Pixel = 1 Million Dollars (INFOGRAPHIC)

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:40

Question-Everything/Ked Benson's sobering infographic puts our current economic situation in perspective. All of a sudden 100 Billion doesn't seem like much and Bernie Madoff looks like an angel in comparison (Wow, even the MPAA looks good in comparison!).