Timeline

Bernie Madoff

7 dated events on the record · 2 primary-source · 0 contradictions · 1960–2021

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1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 STATED POSITIONS VOTES TRANSACTIONS CONTRADICTIONS OTHER FACTS
Recent events
2021-04-14 Other facts SECONDARY Died April 14, 2021 at the Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Carolina, while serving his 150-year sentence.
2009-06-29 Other facts SECONDARY Sentenced to 150 years in federal prison on June 29, 2009 by Judge Denny Chin, SDNY — the statutory maximum.
2009-03-12 Transactions SECONDARY Pleaded guilty March 12, 2009 to 11 federal felonies including securities fraud, investment-adviser fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, false statements, perjury, and theft from an employee benefit plan.
2008-12-11 Transactions PRIMARY On December 11, 2008 the SEC filed civil charges (08-CV-10791, SDNY) alleging a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme operated through BLMIS's investment-advisory arm.
2008-12-11 Other facts PRIMARY Arrested by FBI on December 11, 2008 at his Manhattan apartment after confessing to his sons that the asset-management business was "one big lie."
1990-01-01 Other facts SECONDARY Madoff served as non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market in 1990, 1991, and 1993.
1960-01-01 Transactions SECONDARY Bernard L. Madoff founded Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (BLMIS) in 1960, initially as a penny-stock market-maker.