Bernie Madoff is the original scammer. Why did it take so long to get a Netflix show about him?
Amidst a glut of true crime shows about scammers and cult leaders, Madoff's Ponzi scheme seems like an obvious topic
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Culture ‘Let him fade into the woodwork’ — Madoff’s victims respond to his passing
Bernie Madoff is survived by his wife, Ruth — and the thousands of people whose lives he upended. The effect of the disgraced financier’s machinations rippled. Jewish non-profits reeled when the Ponzi scheme came tumbling down. Fortunes and more modest savings were lost, and so were the jobs of many who worked for Jewish institutions. Victims…
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Culture When George Costanza lost it all to Bernie Madoff
It was more than a great idea. It was more than a couple million dollars. Of the many victims of Bernard L. Madoff, the Ponzi scheme mastermind who died in prison April 14, was a visionary entrepreneur: George Costanza, whose app, iToilet, directed its user via global positioning technology to the nearest acceptable public toilet…
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News A reader’s guide to the Forward’s coverage of Bernie Madoff
Say what you will about Bernie Madoff, he made news. Given that his crimes had an inordinate effect on the Jewish world, the Forward was at the frontlines of much of the coverage. Here is a guide to some of our reporting on the infamous financier, who died in prison April 14 at the age…
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Fast Forward Bernie Madoff, with less than 18 months to live, denied ‘compassionate release’ from prison
A federal judge denied the infamous Jewish Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff compassionate release from prison Thursday, confirming that he wants the financier to die behind bars. Judge Denny Chin, the same judge who signed off on Madoff’s 150-year sentence in 2009, said, “it was fully my intent that he live out the rest of…
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Fast Forward Florida Man Targeted Orthodox Jews In $3 Million Ponzi Scheme
(JTA) — A Florida man targeted Orthodox Jews as part of a Ponzi scheme that cost his marks $3 million in losses. Shayeh Dov, 49, is facing up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines for his involvement in the fraudulent investment scheme that he ran from 2012-2018 and involved more than 30…
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Fast Forward Synagogue Apologizes For Calling Convicted Ponzi Schemer To The Torah
A British man was honored with a call to the Torah on Shabbat — after he was arrested on fraud charges and two days before he was convicted for his Ponzi scheme, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Freddy David embezzled nearly $17 million from 55 people, most of whom were Jewish. He used his standing within…
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Fast Forward Bernie Madoff Reveals All In ‘Ponzi Supernova’ Podcast
Almost a decade after he was arrested for running the largest Ponzi scheme in financial history, Bernie Madoff is opening up about his life and experiences with journalist Steve Fishman in a new podcast called “Ponzi Supernova.” “We’re running through his story and we’ve developed a kind of rapport. I mean, you know, there’s a…
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