Bernie Madoff and the Largest Ponzi Scheme in History

Name: Bernie Madoff and the Largest Ponzi Scheme in History
Uploaded: 2024
Duration: 57 min

202457 minHD★ 8Conspiracy & Cover-Ups

Dr.Docs' Take

This is the classic 60 Minutes reporting on Bernie Madoff, including the whistleblower who did the math, saw the sixty-five-billion-dollar fraud years early, and could not get anyone to listen. I love that the hero here is basically an accountant with a spreadsheet and a bad feeling. The system did not miss Madoff by accident, it declined to look. Tight, definitive, and a permanent lesson in ignoring the person who is right too early.

This documentary revisits Bernie Madoff and the largest Ponzi scheme in history, drawing on reporting about the fraud and the whistleblower who spotted it. It follows the investigators who worked to recover billions lost by his investors. It lays out how such a vast deception went undetected for so long. It is a compelling watch about greed, deception and the collapse of a financial empire. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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