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Sonja Kohn was Bernie Madoff's unofficial client scout. Here's how they met, how she moved client funds to his firm, her net worth, and where she is today.
Reality finally caught up with Bernie Madoff on December 11, 2008. Arrested at the $7m Manhattan penthouse he shared with his wife, Ruth, the man who had run a decade long pyramid scheme made an emotional confession to his sons that âitâs all just one big lieâ. Securities and Exchange Commission investigators spoke of âa stunning fraud that appears to be of epic proportionsâ. Their suspicions proved correct. Madoffâs white-collar crime was the largest-ever Ponzi scheme in history. By its end, Madoff had effectively stolen $17.5bn (£11.4bn) from more than...
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. americans are feeling a bit better than ho-hum this holiday season. tom, an important measure that tracks consumer sentiment rose more than expected this month. >> tom: susie, this survey comes as shoppers are in the thick of the holiday season. it's the reuters/university of michigan index of consumer sentiment. it popped to 74.2 in early december, well above last month. but even with december's gain, sentiment is still well below pr...
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. americans are feeling a bit better than ho-hum this holiday season. tom, an important measure that tracks consumer sentiment rose more than expected this month. >> tom: susie, this survey comes as shoppers are in the thick of the holiday season. it's the reuters/university of michigan index of consumer sentiment. it popped to 74.2 in early december, well above last month. but even with december's gain, sentiment is still well below pr...
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. americans are feeling a bit better than ho-hum this holiday season. tom, an important measure that tracks consumer sentiment rose more than expected this month. >> tom: susie, this survey comes as shoppers are in the thick of the holiday season. it's the reuters/university of michigan index of consumer sentiment. it popped to 74.2 in early december, well above last month. but even with december's gain, sentiment is still well below pr...