Oct 31 Watch 6:19 Wife, Son Give Texture to ‘the Way Madoff Kept Them in the Dark’ Nearly three years after the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal erupted, wife Ruth Madoff and son Andrew are telling their side of the story. Gwen Ifill and "Wizard of Lies" author Diana Henriques take a deeper look into the Madoff… Continue watching
May 12 Watch ‘Wizard of Lies’ Author Details Madoff’s Fall Into Massive Financial Fraud In the new book, "The Wizard of Lies," New York Times' Diana Henriques chronicles the massive Wall Street Ponzi scheme of the '90s led by Bernie Madoff. Jeffrey Brown talks to Henriques about her reporting. Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch News Wrap: Winter Weather Disrupts Super Bowl Travel in Dallas In other news Friday, winter weather continued its assault around the U.S. as bitter cold gripped New Mexico for a fourth straight day. In Dallas, five inches of snow canceled flights ahead of Super Bowl weekend. At Cowboys Stadium, the… Continue watching
Dec 17 Madoff Settlement Will Bring Over $7 Billion Back to Victims By Murrey Jacobson DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s465fqff1', 'Lcu3bs1RibI', '29'); In what has turned out to be the largest civil forfeiture case in United States history, the widow of a wealthy investor and philanthropist, who was also a friend of Bernard Madoff, is returning $7.2… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch News Wrap: $7 Billion Recouped for Madoff Victims In other news Friday, the widow of a wealthy investor who was a friend of Bernard Madoff is returning $7.2 billion to victims of Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme from money her husband received from him over three decades. Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Two Years Later, Madoff Scheme Fallout Continues Saturday marked the deadline for victims of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme to file a lawsuit with the court's bankruptcy trustee. Ray Suarez discusses the latest developments with New York Times reporter Diana Henriques, who has covered the story from… Continue watching
Nov 18 Joe Nocera’s Hall of Shame By Elizabeth Shell "We titled the book 'All the Devils are Here'," said Joe Nocera's co-author, Bethany McLean, "because in the wake of the crisis there has been this search for a simplistic answer. Ah! Fannie and Freddie, they must be the… Continue reading
Mar 01 Judge Decides Some Madoff Investors Not Entitled to Recovered Funds By Carolyn O'Hara A federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan has sided with a trustee appointed by the court that investors with Bernard Madoff who took out more money from Madoff's investment firm than they put in over the years are not eligible… Continue reading
Nov 17 Obama Unveils Financial Fraud Task Force By Online DA President Obama issued an executive order Tuesday establishing a multi-agency task force to crack down on financial fraud. Continue reading
Nov 13 Madoff’s ‘Prisoner Watch’ Among Items Set for Auction Block A trove of Bernard Madoff's belongings seized by U.S. Marshals from the Ponzi schemer's Manhattan penthouse and New York beach home are to set to go on sale Saturday in a government-run auction for victims of his fraud. Continue reading