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Scam of the Century?  Bernie Madoff & the $50 Billion Heist
See SlideshowInside what some are calling "The Ultimate Ponzi Scheme"  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.  CNBC investigates the public unraveling of investment manager Bernard Madoff's alleged multi-billion dollar "ponzi scheme".

ABOUT THE SHOW

As the far-reaching, devastating scandal unfolds; CNBC delves into the mind of Bernie Madoff and explores how the alleged scheme worked. Who were the victims in the multi-billion dollar scam?

CNBC anchors and correspondents including David Faber, Charlie Gasparino, Mary Thompson, Melissa Lee and Scott Cohn provide investigative reporting on Madoff's firm, the many warning signs, the human and financial toll, and the fallout among the Palm Beach elite and others hardest hit by the scheme.


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INSIDE THE SCANDAL

A Family Loses Millions
Bernard Madoff managed Joyce Greenberg’s family accounts since 1970’s.  Madoff had a good track record with returns and his statements looked legitimate.  There was no reason to question him until now.


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LATEST NEWS VIDEOS

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    • Scam of the Century: Bernie Maddof's Crime and Punishment 

        CNBC delves into the mind of Bernie Madoff and explores the devastating multi-billion dollar scam.

    • U.S. Marshals Seize Madoff Apartment 

        U.S. Marshals seize Bernard Madoff's apartment, reports CNBC's Mary Thompson.

    • Madoff Going to the Big House 

        CNBC's Rebecca Jarvis takes a look at what Bernard Madoff can expect in prison.

    • Sound Off on Madoff 

        Whether now is the time go after Madoff's family, with Peter Morici, University of Maryland; Beverly Goodman, Smart Money; Jesse Eisinger, financial journalist; Ben Ferguson, icon radio talk show host; James Altucher, Stockpickr.com; Robert Lenzner, Forbes.

    • Investors Deserve Better Protection 

        Investors deserve better protection than what they have gotten from the regulators and the central banks, says Stephen Roach, chairman at Morgan Stanley Asia, following the the sentencing of Ponzi swindler Bernard Madoff. He talks to CNBC's Martin Soong & Karen Tso.


LATEST NEWS WIRES

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    • Claims Total Over 15,400 in Fraud by Madoff

        The final tally of claims from victims of Bernard L. Madoff’s vast Ponzi scheme comes to more than 15,400, substantially higher than the 8,800 claims that had been filed by the first of June.

    • Madoff Office for Lease; Offers River View and Stigma

        A  floor used by Madoff in the midtown Manhattan high-rise known as the Lipstick Building has been emptied out and put up for lease.

    • Madoff Will Not Appeal 150-Year Sentence

        Will not exercise right to appeal effective life term Arch swindler Bernard Madoff will not appeal the 150-year prison sentence he received for masterminding a global multibillion-dollar investment fraud, his main lawyer said Thursday.

    • Stanford Clients Sue Insurance Broker Willis Group

        Several Mexican clients of Stanford Financial Group have sued insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, contending it was a willing participant in a $7 billion fraud at the Texas-based investment company.

    • Big Kickbacks to Austrian Banker in Madoff Case?

        A former Austrian fund manager is being investigated by prosecutors who believe she was paid more than $40 million to channel billions of dollars of investments to Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street Journal reported.


SHOW TIMES

Monday, July 13th  12a ET
Thursday, July 23rd  9p | 1a ET
Sunday, August 2nd  8p ET


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