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Take the combined fortunes of Bill Gates, Tiger Woods and Roman Abramovich. Now imagine someone stealing that much money – and being hailed as a financial genius.That man is Bernard Madoff. Backed by governments and global banks, Madoff defrauded $65 billion from charities and individual investors including Stephen Spielberg. Finally turned in by his own sons, Madoff opened his door in his dressing gown to be arrested by the FBI. Eleven charges and eleven guilty verdicts later he swapped his penthouse for a prison cell. Only $1 billion was left.Madoff is the first definitive account of the…
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2 editions- Ebook · English · 2010Penguin Group UK · 9780141932743
- Other · English · 2009Penguin Books, Limited · 320 pages · 9780141045467
Biography & AutobiographyBusinessNonfictionSwindlers and swindlingPonzi schemesCommercial crimesFraudBiography