Bernie Madoff: Mastermind of the Largest Fraud in U.S. History | FD Crime

Bernie Madoff: Mastermind of the Largest Fraud in U.S. History | FD Crime
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December 12, 2008, Bernard Madoff is apprehended by the FBI for what happens to be the biggest fraud in the history of finance. This white-collar criminal embezzled 65 billions of dollars and is bound to spend the rest of his life in jail. His gigantic swindle spanned over 20 years, and tens of people were involved, mostly without knowing it - for instance his wife and two sons.
This documentary tries to decrypt Madoff’s merciless and manipulative mind. Exclusive interviews with his close relations and experts from Harvard and New York University, shed light on this enigmatic character that turned Wall Street upside down. From the big picture to the unknown crucial details, get ready to get inside the mind of the most famous financial swindler of all times.
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[@SuperMarry23]

Rich people do embezzlement poor people steal.

[@jessicakruger7]

This statement is so true 👍

[@orourkeda]

It never ceases to amaze me how people who are said to be savvy investors are caught by scams like this.

[@dariuszszumczyk9162]

If you’re keeping savings in FED DENOMINATED currencies or stocks, you need to learn about being “savvy” o lot yet!

[@luisdeleon9819]

Greed

[@Mar-vj6un]

Cuz all they see is green....

[@harlyslamm2888]

because they look like them, they have the same background! they dont expect to be conned by their own

[@adityatyagi4009]

Because these "savvy investors" are greedy themselves. That's why.

[@abramgaller2037]

Had the recession not occurred, Madoff might have died before getting caught.

[@denisegore1884]

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. People were too lazy and greedy to check it out properly. It astounds me that hard working, intelligent people get caught like this.

[@Joe-ly3si]

Just because people have money to invest, does not automatically make them hard working or intelligent lol.

[@gaynor_goldcoast]

A lot of people trusted their financial advisors, also I don’t know the term, large Institutions were robbed as well, not just individuals

[@junelawson5100]

It’s called greed. And they deserve all they get.

[@Mizmoon2020]

@@junelawson5100investing your money is not greedy… it’s smart. Blame the criminal not the victims.

[@rickmassey1272]

Hard working people are not fooled like this. They realize how hard it is to get the money they wouldn't leave unattended. It's the wealthy people who didn't work for their money that got taken financially.

[@liveinms9949]

Maddoff lived long enough to see one son die of cancer and one of suicide. outliving your children is the ultimate punishment

[@Yola386]

So true😔

[@thepalatrpro]

Good!

[@weirdshibainu]

Lol. Congress makes Madoff look like an amateur

[@gogreen7794]

With Congress, at least when the Democrats are in the majority, we get something, actually a lot, for the taxes we pay. You may want to deny it, but it's true and very observable if you open your mind. You benefit every day of your life.

[@Wilantonjakov]

@@gogreen7794 oh what, like mass murder (abortions)? gender science funding? useless pontificating and social posturing?

[@MK-ft3qt]

Exactly right.

[@avasco5918]

Hey, it’s just the “American Dream” at it’s best!

[@timafranco1]

I'm not at all savvy regarding finance and investment, but with so many financial scams that have unfolded over the years I've always wondered how many other still operating investment companies and even banks are all just part of one huge ponzi scheme, if not all of them...

[@nycgweed]

The bad karma he generated destroyed his whole family

[@hellothere4724]

Yes very sad

[@nanmurray2988]

Awesome video!

[@misticoabadaba8965]

You cannot swindle an honest man.

[@ryancoulter4797]

Gotta admit his name was appropriate. Madoff. As in ‘made off with…’

[@lavonbrown8153]

😂😂😂

[@davidmulhern5877]

Bernie Madoff with everything

[@tomschmitt6911]

thanx for the bulletin from the obvious dept.

[@ryancoulter4797]

@@tomschmitt6911 no prob. Anytime

[@michaelclyburn5858]

@@tomschmitt6911😂

[@RoyvanArem]

50:10 he will never reveal what he did with the money he collected? Isn't it obvious? He lived the high life for decades.... That's where the money went.

[@lpr5269]

A lot of other people benefitted. The guys who got him the money got huge commissions and guys like Jeffrey Picower profited by pulling their money out after a while.

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

What did he do with all the money he collected? He spent it on himself. No "secret" there at all!

[@draco2xx]

if he was black he wouldn't made it this far😂

[@evanroberts2771]

Why couldn't Madoff escape or be tipped off? He screwed with his own 'kind'.

[@LittleRayofSunshine69750]

Greed begets more greed, as it leaves us feeling more empty and more hungry. Instead of providing us with peace, it creates envy and aggression. He didn’t take advantage greedy people threw money at him.

[@SalafiJustice]

What are you talking about he didn’t take advantage ? He took every advantage possible. And the investors were looking for a legal way to invest. Not everyone who invests is greedy.

[@larsthorwald3338]

The real difference between Madoff and his victims is one of degree, not moral status.

[@josedro]

Moral ? Predators have moral?

[@LittleRayofSunshine69750]

@@josedro he wasn’t a predator. Greedy people lost money.

[@josedro]

​@@LittleRayofSunshine69750 I'd say Both Madoff and its customers were all greedy predators with absolute no moral. THe all wanted to live from speculation

[@lukerobinson3983]

When your only job pretty much is listing his accolades that was a terrible job 😅

[@reginayfavors]

This is such an extremely important video. I am thinking about using it in the classroom somehow. I don't know yet, but it is comprehensive and educational. Thank you. New subscriber.

[@dumbcat]

madoff was small potatoes. you should teach your class about the horrors of excessive money printing and allowed (and even encouraged) inflation.

[@morrisonreed1]

@@dumbcat then the FBI would show up

[@jpfox4329]

You need your head checked,teach your class this,it's simple....don't believe the hype.

[@assumptionisthemotherofall2402]

I can’t feel bad for people falling for a scam that’s over 100 years old I mean damn

[@adolforangel1236]

Madoff was just the scapegoat once’s the dominos fell. The rest of them got away

[@warweaponx6629]

It’s crazy how long he pulled this off

[@nigellee9824]

He didn’t scam little old ladies…well little old ladies without money….

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

I'm so glad Gori and Bauer talked about the greed of the people who invested with him. That's never discussed. I feel bad for the people who had their money invested with him on behalf of a retirement fund (teachers union, firemen etc) but the individuals who invested as individuals and lost money only lost their money due to selfishness and I have zero sympathy for them. They were trying to skate regulations and got what they deserved

[@rosysulla]

U cant be this dense

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

@@rosysulla What do you mean? A person should only invest what they can afford to lose

[@rosysulla]

@@lukeyarasheski5510 what youre essentially saying is its the bank tellers fault for a bank robber deciding to rob a bank.

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

@@rosysulla Not at all. If an individual made the choice to invest with this person specifically due to a higher than average ROI, they are also greedy. It's not even remotely the same. This sort of makes me think you don't understand accountability

[@rosysulla]

@@lukeyarasheski5510 sure.

[@bosse9999999]

"the largest fraud in US history" Ken Griffin: "Hold my beer"

[@deeone5326]

Those who turned a blind eye will one by one get walked into the pits of hell becoming oil in the lamps of the wailing victims of time eternal. Smile, evil your days are numbered. - The Count

[@mudd4284]

He conned people out of billions…. Of course he conned his little wify……

[@paulmc3457]

Vast wealth and experience obviously does not reflect common sense, I freaking love watching the disgustingly rich go from riches to rags without a clue. 😂

[@veritas41photo]

I agree 100%!

[@ryanehlis426]

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

[@franciscody9622]

Isn't FTX a bigger fraud?

[@josedro]

Same Fraud Same Scheme. Most Important Same people

[@robertfolkner9253]

His was not a get-rich-quick scheme- he was dealing with millionaires who just wanted millions more. They were greed heads “who were in great want- the want of more.”

[@joecap4372]

Bernie I guess you didn't keep that old saying stuck in your head.. the same people you meet on the way up you're going to meet them on the way down.. I rather be a nobody then to be in your world..

[@carlhershman]

The guy smacking at 16:44 😂😂😂

[@markrichardson3566]

Please do 1 on Amway 🙂

[@bytchesagainstbullshyt3696]

Don't feel bad for any of them, greed gets you nothing

[@leeholmes9962]

Your 90 % right mate to all the people invested a lot of money 👍🏻🇬🇧✌🏻

[@davidulrichldj6140]

Well, not true. Pension funds from teachers, firefighters. And pretty ridiculous to not feel bad. Just because a person is rich doesn’t mean they can’t be victims of a crime.

[@bonitaroache73]

The question I have; How is it that Investors didn't do any real do diligence before allocating their Capital?!

[@bytchesagainstbullshyt3696]

@@davidulrichldj6140 you can feel bad 🤣 I just don't, and it has nothing to do with them and money, I'm not hurting for money, I'm not one of those hate the rich, I actually have massive respect for anyone successful, however if it sounds to good to be true, it probably isn't, best thing my Dad taught me

[@davidulrichldj6140]

@@bonitaroache73 how much do you need when the person was the star of Wall Street for decades? That’s the genius of the con. Financial wizards put their trust in him. He was friends with the fed chair. When your this good, you can’t do due diligence. It’s all faked

[@muzzabouzza6144]

These philanthropists ,when they talk about charities that means the money goes to Israel, nobody else

[@jimcanty2331]

It's also tax deductible

[@kimcavagna2082]

What I see here is that greed fed greed.

[@mark4837]

The SEC investigators who didn’t catch Madoff should be fired and jailed. The investigators should have some ownership in their failures to do their jobs.

[@spinrash6000]

You are right. The didn’t investigate they didn’t go to the offices to check the computers

[@LoeschDavid-xv6tc]

Hogs at feeding time

[@vsboy2577]

He took advantage of Greedy people, bottom line.

[@kstax9225]

He was a billionaire for the majority of his life and was arrested @ 70…. I’d say that’s a pretty good life.

[@LittleRayofSunshine69750]

I thought the same thing, rich people threw money at him as they want to get richer!

[@Lostcamp]

Greed is not a crime. What Madoff did most certainly IS a crime

[@vsboy2577]

@@Lostcamp it should be

[@thedarkenigma3834]

@@vsboy2577 Desire leads to selfish behavior.

[@sirgorash5704]

I really enjoyed this presentation, especially the statements by Roland Gori and Alain Bauer. 17:31

[@mariettestabel275]

OMG! HIS SONS ARE DIED BECAUSE OF THAT.🤦 HEARTBREAKING.

[@spinrash6000]

Yea didn’t like that part.

[@josedro]

Viva Bernie Madoff!!!! Un Heroe !!! Merece un monumento en el medio de Wall Street

[@jarlaxle3588]

Absolutely! He is an American Hero.

[@ZQQHello1919rty]

Weekend at Bernie 🎉

[@trancendental5373]

33:34 "powerful SEC" 😂😂🤣

[@calvincooper9154]

It’s crazy how people keep falling for these And how the government hasn’t banned it greed is so real And the desire to get rich with doing nothing is sad. When all we need to do is just invest in ourselves and not trust these so called financial experts and geniuses

[@JohnMiller-oz7gv]

"The Swiss brand 'miss'". Did anyone catch that.

[@mariekatherine5238]

You beat me to the comment column! I was going to share that. Yes, it made me chuckle!

[@NOCDIB]

Madoff, to me, clearly had a personality disorder. I agree with most assessments of him not being greedy for money. I think he thrived on the power of feeling that he'd beaten the system. He probably wanted to be caught sooner because he could not stop himself so he just kept going until he couldn't anymore.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Yeah. This is how I think about it. They said he seemed proud rather than feeling any guilt. His exposure meant the world will finally see gow brilliant and clever he was. It's almost like how the BTK killer seemed to want to be caught so he can finally claim credit for his atrocities.

[@markslowen1411]

I don’t trust any of those pin striped piranhas

[@WELLBRAN]

biggest financial scam?.....9/11

[@pimpdaddy7710]

Bitcoin is the same

[@lindaholtzhausen1539]

😅😅only fools can be catch by a fool!

[@maryannemelenka9250]

This has been probably been happening since beginning of wallstreet. Crooks get away with this ,because some look the other way, or are bribed. And they are smooth con artist s seem sincere, and are usually likeable. But people s greed partly to blame. Especially if you don’t really know what you are doing, take persons wod

[@suzettebennett816]

word

[@zztop8592]

Maybe Madoff just wanted to screw over rich people. lol

[@markrichardson3566]

Mlms are about 190 billion a year ❤️

[@justinbristol8315]

RIP Bernie. You did great things which the greater public will never know. Thank you for your contributions to Nasdaq and the founding of trading as we know it.

[@franciscody9622]

At least he defrauded mostly those with "extra money" to invest. Enron is likely worse but it hurt a lot more wage earners.

[@BuddyBReal21]

Hey, hey! Money is money!

[@TheodoreTheDog_WillTheOwner]

This guy and crazy Eddie are my heroes lol

[@robinusher5707]

Yet he remained weirdly inscrutable.

[@exorphitus]

Bernie Madoff with your money.

[@newnormal1841]

Where are all these billions going finance wars, countries ? what ? 🤺💐

[@seiyachan]

no, he's just second, first is US gov

[@mrs.hancock4124]

Federal reserve of international bankers mafia aka government overlords

[@jeremywj]

Yeah, social security is the biggest ponzi scheme ever.

[@spookygirl7761]

👍👍👏💯

[@douglachman7330]

What about the New York SEC that refused to do thier job properly and could have saved many people hassles. Madoff actually turned himself in due to the external events he could not survive. So much for trading and financial governance on Wall Street.

[@mikewilson9236]

5:00 i think her choice of descriptive words are improper per what they wanted from maddof

[@tonylabrusca6602]

He was nice whenever I got the chance to have a conversation, didnt seem like a snobby rich guy. He lived in the same building I lived in Lexington.

[@kevinh5349]

18% returns? What's not to love?! Where do i sign up?

[@susanraye9427]

people like this always get caught, eventually.

[@joesantos2455]

I think Soltes is incorrect. Not compartmentalizing. Reducing dissonance. Like the Christmas party. I'm referring to the Swiss numbers. Was he chatting or was he fencing?

[@joegarcia54]

That tittle goes to the US Congress

[@yeyeoni9196]

It doesn’t matter whether you earn money legally or by fraud you don’t create any goods or services if you trade stock

[@donnaanson5489]

They let him bail out with stolen money and then he went home and what did he do then? Yes he was protecting people.

[@juanitawebb6102]

He screwed his own Jewish group

[@RW-ij1ci]

109 countries can't be wrong.....

[@solomongrim982]

......will not replace us

[@Nebarus]

“Greed is good”, a wise investor once said…

[@YourUpperLip1]

What do Madoff and SBF have in common, outside of the scheme?

[@lilbleek8446]

Long live the legend how did they manage to arrest Bernard but none of the executives at hsbc bank smh double standard

[@SuperMarry23]

I feel sorry for the small investors who lost all of their money. I could not care less for the rich.

[@JR-rc1cg]

They should of let him keep going so he could pay off some of the investors. People were making money with him. Only when a couple wanted everything back was it a problem.

[@Mar-vj6un]

Dont feel sorry for this greedy people,,,,,,

[@markrichardson3566]

Amway is far bigger, about 450 billion ❤

[@donnaanson5489]

You do realize Ruth has a degree in psychology? She also was incredibly great at finance.

[@tbane143]

Fraud is so harsh. He did reinvest their money and did so with keeping everyone healthy. It was basically a guaranteed way to make money long term as long as you didn't withdraw your whole bag which you shouldn't. It's equivalent to living off dividends. The financial world wept when bernie was arrested. I pray for him everyday #Mentor #Papa Madoff #THE financial system

[@Australiaisupsidedown]

dip💩

[@Cowboy_Wright]

"Didn't promise huge returns" "10%". Uh, dude?

[@user-of6er3gh5d]

Madoff was no different than a majority of humans So many operate/exist with greed/love of money & power as the underlying reason for living He was just on the extreme spectrum..of this psychopathy

[@fredvergraaf8953]

The account he used for the scam didnt give him interest.......... he had more than 20 B at one point. Banks helped him.

[@mhd7832]

HELPE BARNEY HELPE BARNEY HELPE BARNEY #

[@mhd7832]

HELPE BARNEY E UNA MUSIC YE OK#

[@TheRealGotham]

Bobby Axelrod

[@Jupiterloobncj]

The risk taken by the investor class is convoluted too much out of proportion to justify the quasi illegal nature of doing BIG bussiness/investment. When you face an investor with “But normal people cant do that, or they pay a lot more tax than the investors” the reply is imminent: “but we take so many risks” and thats correct up to a limit. After that limit you become the risk

[@christianquintino8103]

10 % every year = something doesn't add up

[@tonron888]

Fair play to him stuck it right up the rich. I respect him

[@marcinstanislawski7363]

Uncle Bernie is my hero

[@misty28882]

Greeds blinds the already rich and powerful

[@jbalogh01]

I'm curious if he even knew how to actually invest and trade. Buy and sell stock.

[@chel3SEY]

This video is pro-Madoff, making him out as a brilliant man who was relatively modest in his spending (which was based on theft) and not really worse than most hedge fund managers. Tries to normalise him. Eugene Soltes clearly admires Madoff. Extraordinary.

[@French_Connection]

This is a new documentary, but info is old ...

[@user-of6er3gh5d]

10% guaranteed year after year.. I’m not a financial expert but, even “that” statistic sounds obviously too good to be true!

[@Malama_Ki]

The flannel shirt guy has the same dry mouth teeth clicking and look as the ice man…..

[@asiaoharasbutterflies9425]

It’s large but not the largest lol

[@INTOTHEPIT]

Hmmmm let’s see … descent? Thought so….

[@goldeneglikengold2537]

I still can not fadem how for twenty years if the crime is so enormesa how on earth how on earth was he not coght earlire