Difference between revisions of "Bernard Madoff"
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'''Bernard L. Madoff''' (born April 29, 1938) is a former chairman of the [[Nasdaq]] stock exchange, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, and the central figure of the [[Ponzi scheme]] story broken on December 11, 2008. | '''Bernard L. Madoff''' (born April 29, 1938) is a former chairman of the [[Nasdaq]] stock exchange, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, and the central figure of the [[Ponzi scheme]] story broken on December 11, 2008. | ||
| − | He was arrested and charged on December 11 with securities fraud- his Investment Securities was, according to his own words after his arrest, "Basically a giant Ponzi Scheme." <ref> | + | He was arrested and charged on December 11 with securities fraud- his Investment Securities was, according to his own words after his arrest, "Basically a giant Ponzi Scheme." <ref>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/11/madoff.arrest/?iref=mpstoryview Former Nasdaq chairman charged with fraud.</ref> |
Before his arrest and during much of his life, Madoff was involved in [[philanthropy]]. | Before his arrest and during much of his life, Madoff was involved in [[philanthropy]]. | ||
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[[Category:Economics]] | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
Revision as of 02:25, January 6, 2009
Bernard L. Madoff (born April 29, 1938) is a former chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, and the central figure of the Ponzi scheme story broken on December 11, 2008.
He was arrested and charged on December 11 with securities fraud- his Investment Securities was, according to his own words after his arrest, "Basically a giant Ponzi Scheme." [1]
Before his arrest and during much of his life, Madoff was involved in philanthropy.
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References
- ↑ http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/11/madoff.arrest/?iref=mpstoryview Former Nasdaq chairman charged with fraud.
