
Looking back at Bernie Madoff's fraud scheme five years on
Clip: 12/11/2013 | 2m 20s
Looking back at Bernie Madoff's fraud scheme five years on
Five years ago, financier Bernie Madoff was arrested for running an elaborate, global Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars and left many of his thousands of victims with nothing. Madoff is currently serving a 150-year sentence in prison. Judy Woodruff reports on efforts to recoup some of the losses.
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Looking back at Bernie Madoff's fraud scheme five years on
Clip: 12/11/2013 | 2m 20s
Five years ago, financier Bernie Madoff was arrested for running an elaborate, global Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars and left many of his thousands of victims with nothing. Madoff is currently serving a 150-year sentence in prison. Judy Woodruff reports on efforts to recoup some of the losses.
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