Scam of the Century: Bernie Madoff & The $50 Billion Heist

About the Show

As the far-reaching, devastating scandal unfolds; CNBC delves into the mind of investment manager Bernie Madoff and explores how the ponzi 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.

On the day Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison, we hear from his lawyer Ira Lee Sorkin, the vicitms who were allowed to address him in court and finally from his wife Ruth Madoff.

Inside the Scandal

  • If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Those words take on dramatic resonance since the public unraveling of investment manager Bernard L. Madoff’s "Ponzi scheme." Victims including charities and bold-faced names leaving some with nothing.  On June 29, 2009 Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison.

    If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. Those words take on dramatic resonance since the public unraveling of investment manager Bernard L. Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme.

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  • David Faber

    David Faber is a co-anchor of CNBC's "Squawk on the Street".

  • Mary Thompson

    Mary Thompson is a general assignment reporter, covering a range of stories from the 2008 financial crisis to Hurricane Katrina.

  • Melissa Lee

    Melissa Lee is the host of CNBC's “Fast Money”

  • Special Correspondent, CNBC