Bernie Madoff, mastermind of giant Ponzi scheme, dies at 82
Bernie Madoff, mastermind of giant Ponzi scheme, dies at 82 The Manhattan investment adviser defrauded his A-list clients of more than $19 billion. April 14, 2021 8 MINS Bernard Madoff, the Manhattan investment adviser who promised stellar returns to his A-list clients and instead defrauded them of more than $19 billion in history’s largest Ponzi scheme, has died. He was 82. His death was confirmed by the New York law firm of Brandon Sample, Madoff’s attorney. Madoff’s home since July 2009 was the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina, wh...