UPI Almanac for Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 On Dec. 11, 2008, Bernard Madoff, an investment manager, was arrested and charged with defrauding clients of up to $50 billion in what may have been the largest swindle in Wall Street history. By (0) On December 11, 1941, four days after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. File Photo courtesy Das Bundesarchiv On December 11, 2008, Bernard Madoff, an investment manager, was arrested and charged with defrauding clients of up to $50 billion in what may have been the largest swindle in Wall Street history. File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI | License Photo Today is Friday, Dec. 11, the 346th day of 2020 with 20 to follow.