Bernie Madoff

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Wall Street grandee, former chairman of the NASDAQ and perpetrator of the ponzi scheme that almost certainly qualifies greatest fraud in history of this planet.

See also

• No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller — our review of a remarkable book by Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos
• Ponzi Supernova, a terrific seven-part podcast on the Madoff fraud.
• Risk taxonomy