Bernie Madoff

Bernard Lawrence Madoff was an American fraudster and financier who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history, worth about $64.8 billion. He was at one time chairman of the... Wikipedia

• Born:  Bernard Lawrence Madoff, April 29, 1938, Queens, New York, U.S.
• Died:  April 14, 2021, Butner, North Carolina, U.S.
• Alma mater:  University of Alabama (transferred), Hofstra University (BA), Brooklyn Law School (withdrew)
• Occupation:  Stock broker, investment adviser, financier
• Employer:  Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (founder)
• Known for:  Being the chairman of NASDAQ and the Madoff investment scandal
• Criminal charge:  Securities fraud, investment advisor fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, false statements, perjury, making false filings with the SEC, theft from an employee benefit plan
• Criminal penalty:  150 years in prison, forfeiture of US$17.179 billion, lifetime ban from securities industry
• Criminal status:  Died in prison
• Children:  Mark, Andrew
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