Bernard Madoff exits the Manhattan federal court house in New York, U.S. on Jan. 14, 2009. Madoff pleaded guilty in that March to fraud, money laundering, perjury and theft and was sentenced to 150 years in prison. Photo by Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Bernard Madoff, the Manhattan investment adviser who promised stellar returns to his A-list clients and instead defrauded them of more than US$19 billion in history’s largest Ponzi scheme, has died. He was 82.
His death, “believed to be from natural causes,” was reported by the Associated Press. Madoff’s home since July 2009 was the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina, where he was serving a 150-year term. He requested compassionate early release, citing end-stage kidney disease, in February 2020.
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, where he was serving a 150-year term. He requested compassionate early release, citing end-stage kidney disease, in February 2020.
Like Charles Ponzi, whose 1920 con earned him a place in the annals of crime, Madoff seemed to deliver stunning returns to his clients, when in fact he was paying existing investors with money from new ones.
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, where he was serving a 150-year term. He requested compassionate early release, citing end-stage kidney disease, in February 2020.
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His death, ‘believed to be from natural causes,’ was reported by the Associated Press.
By Laurence Arnold, Bloomberg
14 Apr 2021 16:18
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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 historyâs largest Ponzi scheme, has died. He was 82.
His death, âbelieved to be from natural causes,â was reported by the Associated Press. Madoffâs home since July 2009 was the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina, where he was serving a 150-year term. He requested compassionate early release, citing end-stage kidney disease, in February 2020.
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