Madoff investment scandal Madoff struggled to keep the scheme afloat. In November 2008, Madoff Securities International (MSIL) in London made two fund transfers to Bernard Madoff Investment Securities of approximately $164 million. MSIL had neither customers nor clients, and there is no evidence that it conducted any trades on behalf of third parties. Madoff received $250 million around December 1, 2008, from Carl J. Shapiro, a 95-year-old Boston philanthropist and entrepreneur who was one of Madoff's oldest friends and biggest financial backers. On December 5, he accepted $10 million from Martin Rosenman, president of Rosenman Family LLC, who later sought to recover the
Pyramid (game show) though syndication: the original "$25,000 Pyramid" and "The $50,000 Pyramid" were taped in the Elysee Theatre in New York, and the original version of "The $100,000 Pyramid" taped at Studio 33 in Hollywood. A revival of "The $100,000 Pyramid", hosted by John Davidson, ran from January until December 1991 and taped in Studio 31. "Pyramid", hosted by Donny Osmond, ran from September 16, 2002 to September 10, 2004 and was taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. "The Pyramid" was taped at the CBS Studio Center. Strahan's "The $100,000 Pyramid" is taped at the ABC Television Center in