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”’Bernard Lawrence “Bernie” Madoff”’ ({{IPA-en|ˈmeɪdɒf}}) (born April 29, 1938, in [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[businessman]] and former [[chairman]] of the [[NASDAQ]] [[stock exchange]] who was convicted of operating a [[Ponzi scheme]] that has been called [[Madoff investment scandal|the largest investor fraud ever committed by a single person]].<ref name=”MadoffAllocution”>{{citenews|url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/madoff/bernard-guilty-plea31209statement.html|title=Plea Allocution of Bernard Madoff (U.S. v. Bernard Madoff)|date=2009-03-12|publisher=FindLaw|accessdate=2009-03-12}}</ref>
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”’Bernard Lawrence “Bernie” Madoff”’ ({{IPA-en|ˈmeɪdɒf}}) (born April 29, 1938, in [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[businessman]] and former [[chairman]] of the [[NASDAQ]] [[stock exchange]] who was convicted of operating a [[Ponzi scheme]] that has been called [[Madoff investment scandal|the largest investor fraud ever committed by a single person]].<ref name=”MadoffAllocution”>{{citenews|url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/madoff/bernard-guilty-plea31209statement.html|title=Plea Allocution of Bernard Madoff (U.S. v. Bernard Madoff)|date=2009-03-12|publisher=FindLaw|accessdate=2009-03-12}}</ref>
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Worlds Biggest [[Bernard Madoff|Fuckhead]] on [[Wall_street]], He will be 120 when he dies in federal prison upon his release.
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Worlds Biggest [[Bernard Madoff|Fuckhead]] on [[Wall street]], He will be 120 when he dies in federal prison upon his release.
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On March 12, 2009, Madoff pled guilty to an 11-count criminal complaint, admitting to defrauding thousands of investors. Federal prosecutors estimated client losses, which included fabricated gains, of almost $65 billion.<ref name=”wsj031209″>{{cite news | last =Bray | first =Chad | title =Madoff Pleads Guilty to Massive Fraud | work =[[The Wall Street Journal]] | publisher =Do
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