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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.
Most recently, Madoff's accountant and lawyer is also facing up to 30 years in prison for his role. There are several other notable Ponzi schemes in history, including Allen Stanford's which stole $8 billion and Tom Petters' that cheated investors out of $3.7 billion.