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Bernie Madoff
- Born
- Apr 29, 1938 · Aged 82
- Died
- Apr 14, 2021
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 0
- TV credits
- 1
Also known as (1)
- Bernard Madoff
Biography
Bernard Lawrence Madoff (MAY-dawf; April 29, 1938 – April 14, 2021) was an American financial criminal and financier who was the admitted mastermind of the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, worth an estimated $65 billion. He was at one time chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange. His firm had two basic units: a stock brokerage and an asset management business; the Ponzi scheme was centered in the asset management business. He founded a penny stock brokerage in 1960, which eventually grew into Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. He served as the company's chairman until his arrest on…