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madoff

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In a world where Bernie Madoff existed, it'd be almost irresponsible to invest retirement savings with a startup.

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Quick take

a 2016 American television miniseries written by Ben Robbins, inspired by Brian Ross' book The Madoff Chronicles, about the Madoff investment scandal.

Meaning at a glance

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N

a 2016 American television miniseries written by Ben Robbins, inspired by Brian Ross' book The Madoff Chronicles, about the Madoff investment scandal.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for madoff.

N

a 2016 American television miniseries written by Ben Robbins, inspired by Brian Ross' book The Madoff Chronicles, about the Madoff investment scandal.

Example sentences

1

In a world where Bernie Madoff existed, it'd be almost irresponsible to invest retirement savings with a startup.

2

Initially, Bernard Madoff made money honestly by trading in penny increments when everyone else was trading 1/8 and 1/16.

3

When some low-ranking SEC investigators got suspicious, Bernard Madoff was able to use his influence to quash the investigation.

4

Would you defend Bernie Madoff or someone who had been complicit in trying to keep him unpunished for his crimes?

5

The customer account statements for Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities were notoriously old fashioned computer printouts.

6

Given Bernie Madoff alone made off with at least 10x what was lost with Mt.

7

So when Madoff conned lots of people was there a similar illusion at work?

8

Why was Bernard Madoff able to run his Ponzi scheme for so long?

9

I wonder if Bernie Madoff researched it, or if it just came with a con man's intuition.

10

JPMorgan Chase violated the Bank Secrecy Act and failed to file a Suspicious Activity Report after red flags about Madoff were raised at the bank.

11

Nearly everybody thought Madoff had a serious insider trading scam going on, but everybody wanted to get in on it so they ignored the red flags.

12

The standard narrative credits Madoff with extra-ordinary powers of conmanship.

Quote examples

1

"You know a $40 billion company wouldn't be a scam." How much was Bernie Madoff's fund worth when he was arrested?

2

Its natural inclination is toward Bernie Madoff-like pyramid, where consolidation and cartel-like cooperation among "a few" (the Brokers and Agents) hurts "the many".

Proper noun examples

1

Similar to the JP Morgan/Madoff charges Murgio and Lebedev are being charged with failure to support suspicious activity.

2

In our society, most of our leaders have the same criminally insane personality type as Bernard Madoff.

3

Madoff's victims already have about half their money back, after years of litigation and clawbacks.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use madoff in a sentence?

In a world where Bernie Madoff existed, it'd be almost irresponsible to invest retirement savings with a startup.

What does madoff mean?

a 2016 American television miniseries written by Ben Robbins, inspired by Brian Ross' book The Madoff Chronicles, about the Madoff investment scandal.

What part of speech is madoff?

madoff is commonly used as N.