2021-04-14Other factsSECONDARYDied April 14, 2021 at the Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Carolina, while serving his 150-year sentence.
2009-06-29Other factsSECONDARYSentenced to 150 years in federal prison on June 29, 2009 by Judge Denny Chin, SDNY — the statutory maximum.
2009-03-12TransactionsSECONDARYPleaded 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.
2008-12-11TransactionsPRIMARYOn 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.
2008-12-11Other factsPRIMARYArrested by FBI on December 11, 2008 at his Manhattan apartment after confessing to his sons that the asset-management business was "one big lie."
1990-01-01Other factsSECONDARYMadoff served as non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market in 1990, 1991, and 1993.
1960-01-01TransactionsSECONDARYBernard L. Madoff founded Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (BLMIS) in 1960, initially as a penny-stock market-maker.