Bernard Madoff

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REAL CRIMINAL
Name	Bernard Lawrence Madoff
Alias	Bernie
Gender	Male
Birth Date	April 29, 1938
Place of Birth	New York City, New York
Date of Death	April 14, 2021 (aged 82)
Place of Death	Federal Medical Center, Butner; Bahama, North Carolina
Occupation	Stockbroker Investment advisor Financier
Pathology	Con Artist
Modus Operandi	Investment fraud through Ponzi Scheme
No. of Victims	At least 13.500 (other individual investors are not included)
Span of crimes	1999 (possibly) - December 11, 2008
Criminal Charges	Securities fraud Investment advisor trust fraud Mail fraud Wire fraud Money laundering False statements Perjury Making false filings with the SEC Theft from an employee benefit plan
Sentence	150 years in federal prison and $170 billion in restitution
Apprehended	December 11, 2008
Status	Deceased (kidney disease)

“	All one great big lie.	”
	— Madoff

Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff is an American con artist.

Background

Madoff was born on April 29, 1938 to a Jewish family.

Death

10 3/4 years into his sentence as the United States was well into the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, Madoff was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease and requested an early release, but Judge Denny Chin, having been elevated to the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals a year after he sentenced him, denied the request and he would be moved from the Federal Correctional Center to the Medical Center. April 14, 2021, Madoff died in prison.

Modus Operandi

TBA

Known Victims

TBA

On Criminal Minds

• Season Five
  • "Parasite" - Madoff was named in this episode when discussing embezzlement schemes.

References

Wikipedia:

• Bernie Madoff
• Madoff investment scandal
• Peter Madoff
• Shana Madoff
• Mark Madoff
• Andrew Madoff