The Madoff Affair

By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
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The number of "how much we hate Bernie Madoff" headlines have dwindled since his arrest in December of 2008, but the finger-pointing and curiosity over how he pulled off an estimated $65 dollar ponzi scheme remain.

FRONTLINE attempts to decode the secretive practices and associations that allowed Madoff’s colossal scheme to continue, undetected, for decades. The Madoff Affair, produced and written by Marcela Gaviria and correspondent Martin Smith, airs on FRONTLINE tonight on most PBS stations. Marcela Gaviria is with us to highlight some of the new revelations in the case.

Wall Street Journal: List of Madoff's Victims

Vanity Fair:Highlights from Madoff's Secretary's Tell-All

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