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  1. 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 …

  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

    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 …

  4. Largest Ponzi Scheme In History: How Did Former NASDAQ Chief ...

    Jan 2, 2026 · Bernard Lawrence “Bernie” Madoff orchestrated what is widely regarded as the largest Ponzi scheme in history, defrauding investors of an estimated $64.8 billion over several decades. …

  5. 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 …

  6. The Bernie Madoff Accounting Scandal Explained - LegalClarity

    Dec 10, 2025 · Analyze the Madoff Ponzi scheme: how systemic accounting and regulatory failures allowed the largest financial fraud in history.

  7. Hiding in Plain Sight: The Madoff Scandal and Regulatory Failure

    Apr 4, 2025 · Madoff easily leveraged his name and reputation to discourage questioning. The Madoff scandal remains one of the most egregious examples of regulatory failure in modern financial …

  8. Bernie Madoff: Disgraced financier dies in prison - BBC

    Apr 14, 2021 · Bernie Madoff, a Wall Street financier disgraced after he admitted to one of the biggest frauds in US financial history, has died in prison at age 82.