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  • @ashrichman9956
    @ashrichman9956 2 місяці тому +405

    When government ignores and doesn’t immediately take action, someone is benefiting

    • @ANDREASRIAL
      @ANDREASRIAL 2 місяці тому +14

      All the higher ups

    • @superdave8248
      @superdave8248 2 місяці тому +11

      In general I agree. But it also comes with the embarassment that you failed at your job. So to avoid the embarassment you do nothing. Kick the can down the road. Hope it becomes someone else's problem. And I'd also further add that government agencies being government agencies, the people in the trenches don't want to deal with an obvious pain in the @$$ situation. You know you will be putting a lot or resources into investigating and even starting the process throws your daily work schedule into chaos. So the lower level people just ignore the report on their desk.
      Case in point, I once had a manager who was very old school. He hated email. He wanted everything in paper copy. You literally could not see the top of his desk because of all the paper covering it. When he finally retired, some of the papers at the bottom had turned yellow they had been there so long. I'm sure there was many things on that desk that just got ignored and the people who submitted the requests simply gave up on it. That was probably exactly what happened in the Madoff case.

    • @randomdude7384
      @randomdude7384 2 місяці тому +1

      It's not a task of the government to stand between the greedy and the stupid and their greed and stupidity.

    • @Yusuave
      @Yusuave 2 місяці тому +4

      Can't speak up against the tiny hat mafia

    • @CrabbyOldLady
      @CrabbyOldLady 2 місяці тому

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @xanthippe_2695
    @xanthippe_2695 2 місяці тому +119

    Harry Markapolos wrote a book about the Madoff ponzi scheme. It's excellent! It's called "No One Would Listen"

  • @JoshuaGabreil
    @JoshuaGabreil Місяць тому +170

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  • @MarkJonathan_
    @MarkJonathan_ Місяць тому +118

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  • @robertnagel337
    @robertnagel337 2 місяці тому +36

    Amazingly, about 90% of the “fraud” losses were recovered. Victims didn’t get their phantom profits back, but the did get their principal back.

  • @ANotSoHotRodGarage
    @ANotSoHotRodGarage 2 місяці тому +269

    Makes you wonder if anyone on the SEC was getting paid off to look the other way.

    • @brainstormingsharing1309
      @brainstormingsharing1309 2 місяці тому +10

      Excellent one/point dear! 👍👏👍👏👍

    • @gamsachung8346
      @gamsachung8346 2 місяці тому +6

      They did paid off

    • @johngoldsworthy7135
      @johngoldsworthy7135 2 місяці тому +12

      Thanks, Sherlock. Guess what, though, you raise an important point. What other industries is this happening in...hint hint FDA, DOJ, etc

    • @BradenENelson
      @BradenENelson 2 місяці тому +12

      @@johngoldsworthy7135 And some really think that their lord and savior Donald Christ will somehow magically fix it all.

    • @titrecords2294
      @titrecords2294 2 місяці тому +3

      @@BradenENelsonhas Biden solved it? Or maybe we should ask hunter ?

  • @StorytimeIST
    @StorytimeIST 2 місяці тому +241

    That whistle blower is the economic equivalent of Batman... Does a excellent job but everyone hates him... Very sad 😢

    • @TopDollaent
      @TopDollaent 2 місяці тому

      cause he the reason all them people lost their money every last 1 of madoff clients had been fine for years with no problems ponzi scheme or not everybody was paid & happy & had the weak poor excuse of a man whistleblower minded his business everybody dealing with madoff would still be getting money & happy the whistle blower ruined a lot of people pockets & caused a few deaths

    • @mariapilarme
      @mariapilarme 2 місяці тому +15

      I like Batman !

    • @Frankthetank-zr5mc
      @Frankthetank-zr5mc 2 місяці тому +28

      He wasn’t a whistle blower. He had no inside knowledge. The guy was just a competitor that found a cheater in his industry that was protected by the SEC.

    • @nickglenister3832
      @nickglenister3832 2 місяці тому +3

      A bit like Jesus.

    • @StorytimeIST
      @StorytimeIST 2 місяці тому +2

      Yes but the people of Gotham didn't.... And that guy literally recieved a whistle as a award 🤔

  • @heyheytaytay
    @heyheytaytay 2 місяці тому +158

    Greed was well with Madoff but also with his investors. They didn't care that the returns were abnormal and made no sense - they just kept coming. Why anyone would put the whole of their wealth in another person's trust is beyond me.

    • @mariapilarme
      @mariapilarme 2 місяці тому +10

      Actually they were not that abnormal , the problem was it was always up.

    • @limelife19
      @limelife19 2 місяці тому +9

      ​@@mariapilarme if it's always up that's abnormal crazy. No investment is never down

    • @BabyKobeeee
      @BabyKobeeee 10 днів тому

      A 12% return isn’t really all that unbelievable. Obviously 18% is super ridiculous. However you can’t really blame some of those people who trusted Bernie thinking if something was up the government would have caught him.

  • @kqschwarz
    @kqschwarz Місяць тому +13

    I feel really bad for the sons, who lost everything, including their honest business. It sounds like Mrs Madoff also was not culpable, but her attitude suggests she is above it all and has no idea of the impact on regular people. I am not sure why she gets to keep $3 million. Why not take it all and have her live on Social Security like many of her husband's victims. It is not that I want her to suffer, but it seems all of their wealth came from the proceeds of Bernie's grand theft, and therefore qualifies for clawback.

  • @BlakPerez-fe6hy
    @BlakPerez-fe6hy Місяць тому +210

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  • @AmandaOliveira-qs4ef
    @AmandaOliveira-qs4ef 2 місяці тому +93

    So many years later and the scheme of Madoff still shocks me.

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 2 місяці тому +2

      Why does Human greed or gullibility shock you..?? It's the foundation stone of the
      Capitalist economy we all depend on..?
      Mostly it works ...better than any other
      system..?

    • @ondrejdobrota7344
      @ondrejdobrota7344 2 місяці тому +1

      Why?

    • @KitKat_2007
      @KitKat_2007 2 місяці тому +1

      I wonder how long Ernie Madoff thought his Ponzi scheme would last without the market crash in 2008-2009. Since this is a fraud, soon or later it is going to collapse and be exposed.

    • @honeyblossom17
      @honeyblossom17 2 місяці тому +2

      Profits over people is NOT a good or better system.

    • @marsharowaihy6725
      @marsharowaihy6725 Місяць тому +2

      Same here

  • @KevinN-df8eo
    @KevinN-df8eo 2 місяці тому +110

    Wow, a whistleblower who was not sacked, not had their reputation trashed or even jailed. How times have changed.

    • @historyrepeat402
      @historyrepeat402 2 місяці тому

      Because he robbed the rich as much as he did the poor, otherwise he would still be running along

    • @Anonymous-pm7jf
      @Anonymous-pm7jf 2 місяці тому +1

      And not found dead under very suspicious circumstances like the two Boeing whistleblowers John Barnett and Joshua Dean

    • @RWRogers
      @RWRogers 2 місяці тому +10

      It’s frightening where we’re going as a society. It’s looking so rapidly different in many of the wrong ways as far as free speech and democracy go. Or what’s left of it, anyway. Almost seems like an illusion at this point.

    • @jonathanmornes3914
      @jonathanmornes3914 2 місяці тому

      I believe bc he was a cooperating witness. there have been hit men who while giving them evidence are still conducting business . so im not sure what u mean

    • @ellecheema3170
      @ellecheema3170 2 місяці тому

      Bcs it's not real. These are all actors to make the sheep feel like they're doing their job the enslaved tax payers are paying for. It's a masquerade for the masses. They're all criminals.

  • @mariapilarme
    @mariapilarme 2 місяці тому +53

    When somebody says it’s virtually impossible to violate the rules it means they are doing it themselves and they don’t want competition.

  • @christinajones7696
    @christinajones7696 2 місяці тому +44

    No amount of money is worth the pain of losing your child. So sad for all parties involved with the exception of Bernie.

    • @urofseron
      @urofseron Місяць тому

      Not all children are great.

  • @FaffyZastro
    @FaffyZastro 2 місяці тому +43

    1:24 "and blew the whistle" legendary

  • @JoshuaKruger-hz2jg
    @JoshuaKruger-hz2jg Місяць тому +5

    Transparency and integrity are core values at #UniversalDispute. They maintain open lines of communication throughout the entire process, keeping us informed and involved. This level of transparency fosters trust and reassures us that our concerns are being handled with the utmost

  • @BradenENelson
    @BradenENelson 2 місяці тому +98

    THE MADOFF RULE: if ur rich, steal from the poor, but don't EVER steal from anyone richer than you.
    THE EPSTEIN RULE: if ur rich, don't EVER threaten to spill secrets of anyone richer than you.

    • @NG-cf7zh
      @NG-cf7zh 2 місяці тому +4

      something these two guys have in common. hmmm....

    • @Djmr_brown
      @Djmr_brown 2 місяці тому +1

      The key 🗝 to life

    • @mkjohnson7826
      @mkjohnson7826 2 місяці тому

      Unless you are the US gov…that’s a license to steal. It’s called “taxes”.

    • @istrumguitars
      @istrumguitars 2 місяці тому

      Trump doesn’t want to spill the Epstein beans that’s for sure.

    • @BillSikes.
      @BillSikes. 2 місяці тому +1

      Like him or loathe him, there's no denying he had a brilliant Mind!

  • @rockethead7
    @rockethead7 2 місяці тому +12

    This whole version about the family members knowing nothing... ridiculous. The sons ran a trading firm that practiced real stock trades. Two floors down, the investment business says it's buying and selling stocks, yet, the sons never wondered why their own father's investment business didn't use their own trading firm to buy and sell those stocks? The sons never wondered why they hadn't bought or sold a single stock from/for their own father's investment business? Right. Sure.

  • @bethking7348
    @bethking7348 2 місяці тому +39

    I would check the income levels of the SEC employees involved and compare it to their lifestyles

  • @kevinhealey6540
    @kevinhealey6540 2 місяці тому +30

    It's amazing that Madoff could pull this off, especially when SEC supposedly investigated him and his "investments." He made not even one.
    What surprises me is his wife was able to keep a tidy sum whereby his victims all wound up dead broke.

    • @salivatinggreed4219
      @salivatinggreed4219 Місяць тому +5

      She lives in a nursing home and has two dead children and a dead criminal husband. To be honest I feel bad for her.

  • @geraldinem.8570
    @geraldinem.8570 2 місяці тому +26

    Greed to the extreme in the name of a fake luxury life! It's really sad and a curse fate that took over the entire family. The worst of human behavior, the white collar predators .

    • @skipmagil
      @skipmagil Місяць тому

      Normal human behavior.ecentric rules made it famous

  • @lil----lil
    @lil----lil 2 місяці тому +14

    That's better. 60 minutes. TIME STAMP. Be honest. It's good you listened.

  • @davidbrear8642
    @davidbrear8642 2 місяці тому +17

    It's nonsense to say that Markopolos was the first to work out what Madoff was doing. Plenty of Wall St. Insiders knew damn-well that Madoff was a crook. That's why they refused to have anything to do with him. Madoff's bankers also knew he was crook, because they saw that he wasn't making any of the trades he claimed to be making and that his company's only source of revenue was his so-called 'investors.'

    • @CarrieFinley-g1m
      @CarrieFinley-g1m 2 місяці тому +1

      They knew, but did they report?

    • @davidbrear8642
      @davidbrear8642 2 місяці тому

      @@CarrieFinley-g1m Of course they didn't. People who live in glass penthouses seldom thrown stones. Markopolos went to the SEC, but his analysis was buried. The Feds were apparently more interested in protecting confidence in the wider financial system, rather than enforcing the law. Madoff's complicit bank eventually had to cough up around one billion $, but not one banker was ever criminally charged.

  • @jonathanlakey8684
    @jonathanlakey8684 Місяць тому +4

    The government is suing investors who should have known they were involved in a Ponzi scheme, when the government had been alerted but did nothing to warn investors until it collapsed. Makes sense.

  • @ThomasFromTN
    @ThomasFromTN 2 місяці тому +12

    Yes, absolutely, I feel terrible for the people whose lives were ruined by this scheme...
    But, then - an immutable tenant of economic cycles is: to consistently outperform market trends on such a sustained level and for such a sustained length of time...
    I am somewhat gobsmacked that none of these people had someone in their lives persistently cautioning, even where becoming a nuisance when doing it...of the extreme implausibility of being that..."lucky."
    If I am playing a roulette wheel, I would be as equally suspect it was rigged - whether I always lost or I always won.

  • @bluehand9631
    @bluehand9631 2 місяці тому +14

    The names of the people at the SCC who failed to do their job, should have been included. They should have been investigated as well.

  • @brentwells8963
    @brentwells8963 2 місяці тому +13

    It was called greed. That’s what kept him going.

  • @wickedpawn5437
    @wickedpawn5437 2 місяці тому +46

    Mr Madoff didn't steal $60 billion dollars. He re-distributed the money among greedy millionaires and institutions who believed that a market could sustain a 12% annual yield, constantly for years. Zero sympathy for the investors.

    • @BrianCrouch
      @BrianCrouch 2 місяці тому +2

      Zero sympathy for the carpenters whose pension funds were invested? How would they know what was happening?

    • @CrabbyOldLady
      @CrabbyOldLady 2 місяці тому

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @urofseron
      @urofseron Місяць тому

      @@BrianCrouchCorrect. Zero. Any investor knows that level of return is not realistic.

    • @BrianCrouch
      @BrianCrouch 29 днів тому

      @@urofseron they're carpenters. They hired a pension management institution. The fiduciary is to blame for lack of due diligence.

  • @jackal1065
    @jackal1065 2 місяці тому +9

    I found it fascinating that some hedge fund managers knew damn well he was a crook. But they believed he was THEIR crook. Amazing all around & pointed out the utter uselessness of the silly, pointless, toothless SEC.

  • @titrecords2294
    @titrecords2294 2 місяці тому +14

    Jim simmon said he couldn’t see maddofs trades moving the markets so he removed his money 😂😂, very smart man

  • @laurahoward5426
    @laurahoward5426 2 місяці тому +8

    The Robert de Niro movie is excellent with Michelle Pfeiffer as Ruth...great performance

    • @boop79
      @boop79 Місяць тому

      She looked so much like his wife. Great film

    • @mymymyers
      @mymymyers 19 днів тому +1

      What’s that movie called

    • @Krisha158
      @Krisha158 12 днів тому

      I was just thinking there should be a Scorsese movie. It would be amazing

  • @nargly8208
    @nargly8208 21 день тому +1

    Bernies wife- this is a masterclass: How to make no one feel the least bit bad for you.

  • @ellecheema3170
    @ellecheema3170 2 місяці тому +6

    You all are great actors. 🎭

  • @olifyoseph9363
    @olifyoseph9363 2 місяці тому +12

    The fact that the sons wife will make a profit from the book just screams that they’re trying to recoup the money, how bout sending the profits to those who actually lost something valuable

  • @teniente_snafu
    @teniente_snafu 2 місяці тому +14

    It's ok. He scammed rich people with way too much money and way too much greed. And then lost it all and died alone, abandoned by his equally greedy family in prison. For me, this is a win-win.

    •  2 місяці тому

      Faked his death like his alter Jeffrey Epstein

    • @heels4lifx
      @heels4lifx Місяць тому +2

      You have no idea what you’re talking about. He scammed rich people AND many middle class people who lost their entire life savings. Who are you to judge without knowing anything?

  • @mfbrian8880
    @mfbrian8880 2 місяці тому +9

    Largest known!! Kenny griffin of citadel is still running BM payment for order flow....the new winner for largest is about to be crowned. Power to the players

    • @nicholasnoriega1205
      @nicholasnoriega1205 Місяць тому

      Can you explain more? I really don’t like payment for order flow it rubs me the wrong way. Something I took into account when I chose Fidelity for my brokerage. I like the way they execute orders. Citadel and Robinhood did customers dirty during the short squeeze.

  • @Nightagain
    @Nightagain 2 місяці тому +11

    "She cooked" so obvious she had never cooked before. This was when she realized it was over.

  • @storydaytrades8114
    @storydaytrades8114 2 місяці тому +4

    Definition of family 💯 ‼️

  • @juangarcia-kq8zp
    @juangarcia-kq8zp 2 місяці тому +23

    Notice on 60 minutes Australia comments are turned off, in other words censored, so that deception cannot be publicly disputed.

    • @lalibellahorne
      @lalibellahorne 2 місяці тому +12

      That is why I don’t watch Australia 60 minutes. The whole point of internet is to allow people’s opinions.

    • @LondonCalling12
      @LondonCalling12 2 місяці тому +6

      its like that for several austrailian news channels. guessing it may be some policy.

    • @keithbentley6081
      @keithbentley6081 2 місяці тому +3

      @@LondonCalling12 Yeah I wonder what the sappiest and wokist country in the world could be hiding.

    • @CaptainMarvel007
      @CaptainMarvel007 2 місяці тому +2

      Is there freedom of speech in Australia or why the censoring?

  • @StanJones-ww8th
    @StanJones-ww8th 2 місяці тому +42

    I would suspect that his wife didn't ask many questions likely perhaps due to her having little or no interest in the business and she was likely happy and very satisfied raising two sons who turned out wonderfully. Along with this she would have enjoyed a reasonable social standing in the community due to Barney's standing in the industry and the good life she would have had.

    • @dirkaminimo4836
      @dirkaminimo4836 2 місяці тому +1

      They knew. There was no explanation meeting, there was just a “we are busted so let’s do plan A”…. Notice how even the son’s wife and mother words try to convince everyone that they didn’t know. No sorrow, remorse, just excuses.
      The son was the only honorable one who coy
      Don’t live with the GUILT.

    • @BillSikes.
      @BillSikes. 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@dirkaminimo4836
      I don't think the wife knew, but the sons and a handful of high rollers I'd say definitely knew what was going on

    • @jake12466
      @jake12466 Місяць тому

      Who is "Barney"? You mean "Bernie"?

  • @ladykspeaks3740
    @ladykspeaks3740 2 місяці тому +26

    I believe the family didn’t know. If he was smart enough to rip people off then he knew to keep the family out of it.

    • @dirkaminimo4836
      @dirkaminimo4836 2 місяці тому +3

      They have little beady eyes, and LOOK guilty. The fact that there were never any trades would have exposed everything. They knew…..

    • @BillSikes.
      @BillSikes. 2 місяці тому +1

      I don't think the wife knew but I reckon the sons definitely knew

  • @elduscharlson3164
    @elduscharlson3164 3 дні тому

    Admirable job, *UniversalChargeBack* I'm glad to see you actively combating these individuals who lack integrity. We must prioritize the protection of the elderly and the wider public from these reprehensible scammers! Well done, my friend!!
    You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for your commitment to keeping us safe.!!!!!

  • @jokersmoker5450
    @jokersmoker5450 5 днів тому +1

    He feels bad about his father's decision but not bad enough to give up the stolen money. Yeah buddy

  • @VivaLaBamm
    @VivaLaBamm 10 днів тому +2

    Bernie Madoff... Absolute Legend.. R.I.P. SIR

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 4 дні тому

      An inspiration, but also a putz. If he had made a run for it he would have been known as Bernie Made-off.

  • @madmaxen
    @madmaxen 2 місяці тому +50

    And his wife blamed it all on the gentiles. Can you believe it!!

    • @PaintballVideosNet
      @PaintballVideosNet 2 місяці тому +4

      Lol what?

    • @Jesus_was_God
      @Jesus_was_God 2 місяці тому +1

      look at his eyes and scan his voice, he is one of those that bring chaos to whole societies. I dont believe a word outta his mouth.

    • @suzettemyers6058
      @suzettemyers6058 2 місяці тому +1

      @@PaintballVideosNetagree! What???

    • @TylerMcL3more
      @TylerMcL3more 2 місяці тому

      @@PaintballVideosNethello fellow paintballer! Hope you have a good day buddy! 😊

    • @edf9682
      @edf9682 2 місяці тому

      I think you might need medication dear…

  • @ElsieMOE100
    @ElsieMOE100 2 місяці тому +4

    I still think its waaay ironic that the last name was madoff 😂😂

  • @FGFGrateful
    @FGFGrateful 2 місяці тому +12

    I do believe Ruth. Not saying that she didn't suspect anything. But she did and still supports him in some way. You can't blame someone for being blinded by love. She might've lost more than any of them. Karma is a heavy price to pay for greed. Everyone lost in the end. Be careful what you ask for.

  • @reptilian.s
    @reptilian.s 2 місяці тому +1

    Such a great timing! Reuploading it now, at this market state, that's the kind of dark humor I prefer! So history does not repeat itself, right?

  • @SoloThoughtSports
    @SoloThoughtSports Місяць тому +2

    When the SEC got embarrassed on a national level and nothings ever been the same.

  • @brandonhuggins1736
    @brandonhuggins1736 2 місяці тому +23

    lol! Lawyers talking about taking the money back. I bet their fees are exorbitant.

    • @yonifui6673
      @yonifui6673 2 місяці тому +3

      lol, exactly what I was thinking. These lawyers always take a very high percentage. Ok if if it’s a very small amount but 40-60% of millions or billions could help recover more for the swindled clients.

    • @elenafalconsseedlaboratory403
      @elenafalconsseedlaboratory403 2 місяці тому +2

      Reportedly the trustee lawyers made $1 Billion

    • @2msvalkyrie529
      @2msvalkyrie529 Місяць тому

      They NEVER lose !!!

  • @marioh2211
    @marioh2211 2 місяці тому +2

    Can we all acknowledge that if the financial crisis doesn't occur that this scheme would still exist today?

    • @412StepUp
      @412StepUp Місяць тому

      Well he’s dead now, so probably not.

  • @nicolaperritt
    @nicolaperritt 2 місяці тому +3

    Netflix special on this was soooo good

  • @HectorPuerto-u6d
    @HectorPuerto-u6d 2 місяці тому +18

    It’s impossible that a company with $65B equity. Only the head knows the reality. Those bank accounts always are checked by several people in the company . Plus the fact that of her no filling for a divorce make me think there is money somewhere.

  • @BASTV905
    @BASTV905 Місяць тому +3

    Bro “Madoff” with everyone’s money

  • @rumin528
    @rumin528 2 місяці тому +5

    David Boise himself invested in Elizabeth Holmes scam and was fighting like a pit bull for her by threatening the people who raised concerns.
    No wonder Dershovitz wanted to disbar him on many occasions. Now is flipping on the other side.

    • @LifenaDay525
      @LifenaDay525 Місяць тому +2

      Allen Dershowitz is a name which always comes up when it involves criminals. Yes he is a lawyer, but look at his client roster:
      Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, O J Simpson, Sholom Rubashkin, just to name a few.
      Dershowitz admitted that he “took advantage” of a “massage” at Jeffrey Epstein’s home, but said “he kept his shorts on”. The underage girl said she was sexually molested by him six times. The case was settled out of court (meaning he paid for her silence). DOJ & FBI look the other way because of the “don’t tell” rule.
      Power = Silence

  • @usuckthereturn
    @usuckthereturn 2 місяці тому +49

    Ruth’s testimony of attempting suicide is such trash…

    • @ArnoldLarsen90
      @ArnoldLarsen90 2 місяці тому +5

      Okay mister know it all

    • @dirkaminimo4836
      @dirkaminimo4836 2 місяці тому +2

      The son is so full of crap, nonsense, trying to gain sympathy, and he makes me sick. All of a sudden he is a hero who wouldn’t bail his father out? After all the money his father gave him he would just leave him hanging? No honor, all greed, and I’m glad the dude is almost homeless….

    • @BillSikes.
      @BillSikes. 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@dirkaminimo4836
      He's still a multi millionaire

    • @holylandfan3275
      @holylandfan3275 2 місяці тому +6

      @@BillSikes. Andrew died of cancer in 2014.

    • @laurahoward5426
      @laurahoward5426 2 місяці тому +1

      Aspirin....Ruth has the "little baby" good goo voice......" I'm just a silly little girl "

  • @StorytimeIST
    @StorytimeIST 2 місяці тому +18

    Bernie likes himself so much that he took his own story as an example to lecture others😂

  • @MRNICK68
    @MRNICK68 2 місяці тому +9

    Educate yourself and trust nobody with your money without you understanding the what, the when and the HOW?

  • @mw4140
    @mw4140 2 місяці тому +4

    I think it’s very interesting both Bernie and Ruth outlived their sons by a good amount of time. In fact, the only one still living is Ruth and she’s in her 80’s. Normally, children outlive parents but not here. I just think it’s interesting.

  • @ninachumnanvech5212
    @ninachumnanvech5212 2 місяці тому +4

    RUTHIE IS NOT HONEST, .........SHE HAS NO SHAME, LIVING ON THIS DIRTY MONEY.

    • @dirkaminimo4836
      @dirkaminimo4836 2 місяці тому +1

      And the son was worse. No honor and left his father hanging after the millions after getting millions. His wife and him spend all their time n how innocent they were but never say sorry OR give any money back voluntarily!!

  • @love2rideone2
    @love2rideone2 2 місяці тому +20

    No the larges ponzi is the federal reserve

    • @koevirel8350
      @koevirel8350 2 місяці тому +2

      👏👏👏👏
      You absolutely right.

    • @Larry26-f1w
      @Larry26-f1w 2 місяці тому +1

      Insurers paid Silverstein, Taxpayers paid the families , only in America ; Land of the Fleeced and the Home of the Played

  • @bobbythomas6520
    @bobbythomas6520 Місяць тому +1

    2024 now. Both sons are unfortunately dead. Madoff died in 21. I understand why people are trying to throw blame, but Mrs Madoff was clearly also a victim. You’re talking they were billionaires, why would she suspect anything wrong after so long? And both of his sons turned him in, paid the price.
    You know it’s weird, I do think Madoff was a genius, maybe not a financial one, but he definitely understood the rules enough to power on.

  • @AshLoRo
    @AshLoRo 2 місяці тому +2

    I don't think the sons knew. They worked in the legitimate side. Parents can hide a lot from you, especially domineering parents. May the son who committed suicide rest in peace. The son is not to blame for the sins of their father. My sympathy to all the victims of Madoff.

  • @ThatGuy-p5z
    @ThatGuy-p5z 2 місяці тому +4

    Madoff was a big time democrat!

  • @rubyrichmond2630
    @rubyrichmond2630 2 місяці тому +3

    Authorities will never find Ruth’s money.

  • @MichaelSpanhake
    @MichaelSpanhake 2 місяці тому +3

    This all to common TRAGIC STORY is a quintessentially perfect example of MONEY ADDICTION.

  • @DanielMulloy-bg6gw
    @DanielMulloy-bg6gw 2 місяці тому +16

    Madoff stole 50,000illion dollars.... That's incredible

    • @KNByam
      @KNByam 2 місяці тому +6

      60 billion, actually.

    • @_Feyd-Rautha
      @_Feyd-Rautha 2 місяці тому +6

      You could even say he ..madoff with 50 billion dollars ....

    • @davidbrear8642
      @davidbrear8642 2 місяці тому

      It's nonsense to say that Madoff stole that amount.
      When he was finally arrested, Madoff controlled about one billion $, but on paper, his fake hedge fund was once supposed to be worth 60 billions.

    • @Carl-b1q
      @Carl-b1q 2 місяці тому +2

      Probably, 5 times more than what is told to the media.

    • @davidbrear8642
      @davidbrear8642 2 місяці тому

      @@Carl-b1q What the media has always reported, is what Madoff merely pretended the value of fake hedge fund to be.

  • @BillSikes.
    @BillSikes. 2 місяці тому

    Arguably one of the greatest minds of the 20th century

  • @strainddgrayvee
    @strainddgrayvee 2 місяці тому +1

    Good I wanted to know as much as I can about this man and the way he makes money

  • @LoyaltyCarClubIowa
    @LoyaltyCarClubIowa 2 місяці тому +23

    Why do the mega rich always look so weird

    • @l-jg9lp
      @l-jg9lp 2 місяці тому +6

      There the big J's eeee www s

    • @brandonbrown4819
      @brandonbrown4819 2 місяці тому +2

      @@l-jg9lp In your silly mind it's all Js????

    • @l-jg9lp
      @l-jg9lp 2 місяці тому

      @@brandonbrown4819 no just the zionists and bankers

    • @jake12466
      @jake12466 Місяць тому

      ​@@l-jg9lp Did you mean "They're"?

    • @l-jg9lp
      @l-jg9lp Місяць тому

      @@jake12466 🫤

  • @corallewis3093
    @corallewis3093 Місяць тому +2

    Idc what people think about what happened, i feel sorry for Ruth. She lost her kids of no fault of her own..glad Andrew is back with her...

  • @LODOWICKMUGGLETON
    @LODOWICKMUGGLETON 2 місяці тому

    Excellent explanation!

  • @leviterpstra7650
    @leviterpstra7650 2 місяці тому +3

    You all helped him get away with it!!

  • @apointtomake1517
    @apointtomake1517 7 годин тому

    They all knew, but he assured them it would never fail.

  • @musicman76enator
    @musicman76enator 2 місяці тому +2

    SBF videos brought me here. IYKYK.

  • @jaime49sanchez
    @jaime49sanchez 2 місяці тому +2

    Everyone around Bernie ARE STILL MILLIONAIRES!!!!!

  • @ashleypeele4712
    @ashleypeele4712 2 місяці тому +4

    Is it possible for the family to take a polygraph test ?

  • @brandonhuggins1736
    @brandonhuggins1736 2 місяці тому +2

    The SEC did the same thing for SBF and ftx.

  • @cattleyaananda5728
    @cattleyaananda5728 2 місяці тому +1

    it's the greed blinding their eyes and senses.

  • @nenena
    @nenena 2 місяці тому +2

    So who else got an advertisement for a blatant Ponzi scheme at the beginning of this video? 😂😂😂

  • @billybud9557
    @billybud9557 2 місяці тому +9

    Obviously a despot.....but am still puzzled that his punishment was worse than 90% of murderers. Or rapists.

    • @stephen41467
      @stephen41467 2 місяці тому +1

      His crime is arguably worse. He ruined thousands of lives.

    • @CarrieFinley-g1m
      @CarrieFinley-g1m 2 місяці тому

      It’s just money…

    • @danielabbey7726
      @danielabbey7726 2 місяці тому +2

      He stole from the rich and powerful, that's why

    • @laurahoward5426
      @laurahoward5426 2 місяці тому

      He was a murderer

  • @YevKassem6288
    @YevKassem6288 29 днів тому

    I had a friend who had millions invested with Madoff, his life's work. He was a recovering alcoholic. In December 2008, after learning what happened, he relapsed. That July 2009 I found him in the bathroom, dead.

  • @drabberfrog
    @drabberfrog 26 днів тому +1

    I'm still confused, where did all the Bernie Madoff money go? Don't we have a centralized banking system that can track down where money ends up?

    • @louisekibirige1167
      @louisekibirige1167 8 днів тому +1

      With stocks he can hide the unrealised gains from trading in the books because until the stock is sold and a cash transaction happens they profits are just a number on a ledger. If the 2008 crisis hadn’t happened it would have still been going on

    • @vangroover1903
      @vangroover1903 4 дні тому

      ​@@louisekibirige1167He would have Made Off with the money if not for the financial crisis.

  • @BahreNeGash
    @BahreNeGash 2 місяці тому

    Wow, thanks for sharing a lifetime memory some of US still continue to remember the great author & his fantastic book, ALWELEDIM.

  • @scoremat
    @scoremat 2 місяці тому +1

    Made off with it all and the lavish lifestyle for his family. They all paid the price in the end. A lesson needed

  • @hamentaschen
    @hamentaschen 2 місяці тому +12

    "I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers."

  • @ashiajohnson1740
    @ashiajohnson1740 Місяць тому +1

    Can the victims sue medoff for fraud

  • @johndoe-dh9ez
    @johndoe-dh9ez 2 місяці тому +4

    Only those whom steal from the rich are there consequences ?

  • @STXTRADING
    @STXTRADING Місяць тому +2

    SEC dropped the ball

    • @jasonbourneistreadstone
      @jasonbourneistreadstone Місяць тому

      The SEC investigated Madoff no less than 6 times. Each time, the investigation was ordered closed from the top.

  • @MrRedInkBullies
    @MrRedInkBullies 2 місяці тому +1

    We can bail out the banks but can't help the victims of this scam?

  • @SarahLB234
    @SarahLB234 2 місяці тому +3

    Psychopath! Has absolutely no remorse!

  • @BucsRaysBolts
    @BucsRaysBolts 2 місяці тому +3

    Bro was just maximizing shareholder value 😤

  • @neilsunn
    @neilsunn 2 місяці тому

    Who was on watch?

  • @HDCTimes-720
    @HDCTimes-720 2 місяці тому +4

    I like this video

  • @titrecords2294
    @titrecords2294 2 місяці тому +2

    43:29 😂😂😂 God said you’re not getting off that easy 😂😂😂

  • @material___
    @material___ 2 місяці тому +1

    When you help the Shepard, you’re helping the sheep.

  • @charleswilliams819
    @charleswilliams819 2 місяці тому +2

    His whole family should be in jail

    • @molliwilson5639
      @molliwilson5639 Місяць тому

      Yeah, well both of the sons are already dead

  • @bixbysnyder-00
    @bixbysnyder-00 20 днів тому

    The SEC was complicit along with Madoff. You scratch my back, I scratch yours...

  • @BOBMAN1980
    @BOBMAN1980 2 місяці тому +18

    "Where'd the money go?"
    Lets look at Israel and AIPAC.

    • @bluehand9631
      @bluehand9631 2 місяці тому +6

      My thoughts exactly.

    • @Jesus_was_God
      @Jesus_was_God 2 місяці тому +4

      same !

    • @brandonbrown4819
      @brandonbrown4819 2 місяці тому

      madoff wasn't Israeli- how silly!

    • @BOBMAN1980
      @BOBMAN1980 2 місяці тому +4

      @@brandonbrown4819 No one is actually "Israeli".
      They're Turkish, Austrian, Slavic, or European who emigrated to Palestine and took the locals' houses and land.

    • @brandonbrown4819
      @brandonbrown4819 2 місяці тому

      @@BOBMAN1980 It doesn't matter if you say they are all from Loompa Land or are Chinese Zen Buddhists!! the suggestion that Bernie gave all the Money to Israel or AIpac is lunatic drivel

  • @haroldmendelson8397
    @haroldmendelson8397 2 місяці тому +1

    It is not the largest Ponzi scheme. Social security is. The only people making money in social security is the people currently receiving payments Those paying into social security and their employers. Instead of taking those funds and investing those funds to build reserves to pay future recipients. What happens since 1968 is the money received is converted into short-term government, with the funds received are placed in the government funds in the government budget. Currently, more funds are distributed to recipients than is being collected. The US budget is required to make up the difference. Currently, 59 cents if every dollar in the federal budget goes to payouts to social security and Medicare.