Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff was an American financier known for pulling off the biggest Ponzi scheme ever, scamming thousands of investors out of around $65 billion over a span of at least 17 years. He was also a trailblazer in electronic trading and served as the chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange in the early '90s. More @Wikipedia
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