Bernie Madoff
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Bernie Madoff was an American financier who orchestrated one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history, defrauding thousands of investors of billions of dollars.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernard L. Madoff | 3 |
| Bernard Madoff | 2 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financier
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fraudster ⓘ human ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child |
Andrew Madoff
NERFINISHED
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Mark Madoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
false statements
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investment adviser fraud ⓘ mail fraud ⓘ making false filings with the SEC ⓘ money laundering ⓘ perjury ⓘ securities fraud ⓘ theft from an employee benefit plan ⓘ wire fraud ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
false statements
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investment adviser fraud ⓘ mail fraud ⓘ making false filings with the SEC ⓘ money laundering ⓘ perjury ⓘ securities fraud ⓘ theft from an employee benefit plan ⓘ wire fraud ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 2008-12-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-04-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 2009-03-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfSentencing | 2009-06-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Far Rockaway High School
NERFINISHED
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Hofstra University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedFraudAmount | approximately 65 billion US dollars (claimed account value) ⓘ |
| estimatedPrincipalLoss | approximately 17 to 20 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Madoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Bernard Lawrence Madoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | financial services ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | subject of numerous books and documentaries about financial fraud ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defrauding thousands of investors
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operating one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history ⓘ orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | thousands of investors ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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financier ⓘ investment advisor ⓘ stockbroker ⓘ |
| operatedPonziSchemeThrough | Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Queens, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pledGuiltyTo | 11 federal felonies related to his Ponzi scheme ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
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non-executive chairman of NASDAQ ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| schemeDiscovery | 2008 financial crisis exposed the Ponzi scheme ⓘ |
| sentence | 150 years in federal prison ⓘ |
| spouse | Ruth Madoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfPonziScheme | early 1990s (at least) ⓘ |
| victimized |
charities
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hedge funds ⓘ individual investors ⓘ institutional investors ⓘ pension funds ⓘ |
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Richard Dreyfuss
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Bernard L. Madoff
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Bernard L. Madoff
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Irving Picard
this entity surface form:
Bernard L. Madoff
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Bernard Madoff
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Bernard Madoff