Bernie Madoff: A Ponzi System of $65 Billion Betrayal

Waarom hij het deed: ego, hebzucht en de verslaving om een leugen in stand te houden—een leugen die de financiële wereld op het verkeerde been zette.

Why he did it: Ego, greed, the addiction of maintaining a lie—a lie that fooled the financial world.

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Explore how Bernie Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme destroyed lives, leaving countless innocent victims caught in greed and deceit.

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The $65 Billion Lie: Bernie Madoff’s Full Story Rise & Fall!

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28 nov 2025 Dollar Dive Podcast

How did a celebrated Wall Street legend build the largest financial fraud in history, and how did he finally get caught?

This definitive documentary by Dollar Dive uncovers the complete, terrifying story of Bernie Madoff—from his humble, ambitious beginnings as a broker who pioneered early automated trading, to the sophisticated deception that allowed him to run a multi-decade, $65 billion Ponzi scheme that fooled the SEC and the world’s most elite investors.

We trace the full arc of the scandal:

The Rise: How Madoff used exclusivity, consistent returns, and his position as NASDAQ Chairman to establish a reputation that blinded regulators and clients alike.

The Lie: A deep dive into the fictitious “split-strike conversion” strategy Madoff claimed to use on the legendary “17th floor” of the Lipstick Building, and the red flags that were ignored by regulators (Harry Markopolos’s ignored warnings).

The Collapse: The dramatic moment the 2008 Financial Crisis forced investors to pull their money, exposing the “giant lie” and triggering the world’s largest financial crime.

The Aftermath: The devastating impact on thousands of victims, the massive recovery efforts by the court-appointed Trustee, and the enduring lessons the Madoff scandal left for Wall Street and financial regulators globally.

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The Art of the Unbelievable: From Hyacinth to Madoff

Hyacinth’s Desperate to Get Rid of Onslow and Her Sisters | Keeping Up Appearances

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18 jun 2019

Onslow, Daisy and Rose arrive at Hyacinth’s to pick up her old sofa suite, but with Mrs Barker Finch watching, Hyacinth pretends she has no idea who they are.

Season 2 Episode 9.