Madoff Talks: Uncovering the Untold Story Behind the Most Notorious Ponzi Scheme in History

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

INTRODUCTION
From One Man’s Fraud to the Unwitting Conspiracy That
Led to the Failure of the Financial Regulatory System—and
the Willful Blindness on Wall Street 

1 THE FALL OF MADOFF
The Final Days 

2 THE RISE OF MADOFF
The Legit Bernie, or the “Front of the Restaurant” 

3 THE MADOFF PATH TO PONZI
Why Did Madoff Do It? 

4 THE LARGEST AND LONGEST
PONZI SCHEME IN HISTORY
How Did Madoff Do It? 

5 THE SYSTEMIC FAILURE
The Whistleblowers and the Failure of the Financial Regulators 

6 THE MONEY TRAIL
The Forensic Investigators and the Failure of Wall Street 

7 THE ABUSE OF POWER
SIPC, the Madoff Recovery Trustee, and the Victims 

8 THE MADOFF FAMILY
Did They Know? 

9 THE ELUSIVE MADOFF
King of Wall Street to Inmate 61727054 

10 NEVER AGAIN
No More Ponzi Schemes (and the Big Conspiracies
the Government Missed) 

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