âWell, try painstaking research, lots of waiting around, mounds of paperwork.â âThe volunteers piled up mounds of rubbish, including old prams, gates and fences and hoped the Council would remove it.â âPlus, there's a mound of leftover gravel from our deck landscaping project.â
For other people with the same surname, see Madoff (surname). For the miniseries, see Madoff (miniseries). Bernard Lawrence Bernie Madoff (/ËmeÉªdÉf/; born April 29, 1938) is an American fraudster and a former stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier. He is the former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market, and the admitted operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.
But when it looks like the business may be in trouble, itâs Graceâs turn to inspire them. A hardworking Frenchman, Uncle Bernard is an amazing pastry chef who runs a pÃ¢tisserie in Paris with his American wife, Sophie. He is a warm, loving father to Sylvie and a firm yet kindhearted teacher to Grace.