5 Articles and Podcasts That Will Tell You All You Need to Know About Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme

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With the passing of Bernie Madoff, we thought it would be helpful to curate some of our most popular articles and podcasts about one of the most infamous Ponzi schemers to ever live. We hope these resources give you insight into the decades-long scam and the CFE who tirelessly investigated Madoff, and shed light on what you can learn for the future.

An interview with the CFE who warned the world about Madoff

Harry Markopolos, CFE, couldn’t have known that his first fraud examination would last nine years and uncover the largest-ever Ponzi scheme. Read this exclusive Fraud Magazine interview from 2009 to discover how the years-long case unfolded.

Ponzi Supernova podcast

On Sept. 9, 2016, Audible released the first episode of “Ponzi Supernova: Madoff Speaks,” a six-part series hosted and reported by Steve Fishman. The series focuses on the $65 billion Ponzi scheme at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, which crumbled with the 2008 financial crisis. Read these highlights or listen to the podcast series.

The woman who ventured behind bars

Diana Henriques, the first reporter to obtain jailhouse interviews with Madoff and the author of “Wizard of Lies,” discusses the damages he caused and lessons for all in this 2012 Fraud Magazine interview. Also, read a recap from Henriques’ keynote presentation at the 2016 ACFE Fraud Conference Canada.

Oscar-award winning actor Richard Dreyfuss on playing Madoff

“What would make smart people give him their millions?” actor Richard Dreyfuss asked himself when he was preparing to portray Bernie Madoff in the ABC miniseries, “Madoff.” “He had to be the most comfortable, menschy, honest, sweetest guy in the world with a very strong opinion about who deserved to be in his exclusive investment company.” Read a recap of Dreyfuss’ advice to attendees at the 2016 ACFE Global Fraud Conference on how to reverse a Madoff-influenced society.

Fraud Talk podcast

In this April 2017 episode, “Mailing Madoff: What Fraud Examiners Can Learn From Talking to Fraudsters,” David Weber, J.D., CFE, professor at the Perdue School of Business, Salisbury University, discusses what his former students at the University of Maryland learned through their pen-pal relationship with Bernie Madoff. Listen to the podcast.

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