Bernard Madoff Scandal

Bernie Madoff's Sons Scorn Parents, Report Says

Vanity Fair | Larry McShane | Posted 07.04.2009 | Local


Bernie Madoff's sons have not spoken a single word to their father since he detailed the largest financial fraud in U.S. history, Vanity Fair reports....

The Silver Linings: the Madoff Tax Credit

Edward Jay Epstein | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business


Edward Jay Epstein

To the extent that Madoff's investors paid taxes on false capital gains, they are owed tax refunds -- with interest; investors may deduct billions worth of their loss against other income.

Madoff Just the Start of Post-Bubble Scandals

Diane Francis | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business


Diane Francis

The $50-billion fraud, allegedly perpetrated by New York's Bernie Madoff, is a predictable outcome following the collapse of a speculative bubble. Big bubbles attract bigger crooks.

Madoff Employees Still Being Paid Despite Nothing To Do

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 02.04.2009 | Business


The New York Post reports that employees of disgraced billionaire Bernard Madoff are still showing up to work, and getting paid for it, despite there ...

The Biggest Business Scandals Of 2008; From Jerome To Bernie

Huffington Post | Marcus Baram | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business


Looking back on it now, Jerome Kerviel's $8 billion trading loss seems almost quaint. It's hard to recall the shock that greeted reports of the young...

Jews Feel Acute Betrayal In Madoff Scandal

International Herald Tribune | Robin Pogrebin | Posted 01.24.2009 | Business


There is a teaching in the Talmud that says an individual who comes before God after death will be asked a series of questions, the first one of which...