Bernie Madoff, disgraced Ponzi schemer, dies at 82
The Hindu
Fraud victims included Hollywood royalty, Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel; Madoff had expected to be exposed sooner; original market-maker for Nasdaq.
Bernard Madoff, who was convicted for running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, died on April 14 in federal prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence, the Bureau of Prisons said. He was 82. Madoff had been suffering from chronic kidney failure and several other medical ailments.More Related News