Bernie Madoff

Bernie Madoff Whistleblower gets standing ovation

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Etan Vlessing – May 6, 2011

Harry Markopolos doesn't feel like a hero, despite earning a standing ovation in Toronto Thursday night for his quest to uncover Bernie Madoff's $50 billion ponzi scheme.

"Heroes are brave. They don't show fear. And I did," Markopolos said after "Chasing Madoff," Canadian filmmaker Jeff Prosserman's portrait of the Madoff whistleblower, received a North American debut to kick off the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.

Book Review: Madoff Whistleblower Markopolos Tells His Story

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Review by James Pressley – March 1, 2010

Blank stares, disdain and tears. Harry Markopolos encountered all three during his nine-year struggle to convince the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernard Madoff’s returns were mathematically impossible.

SEC officers didn’t grasp the numbers until the Ponzi scheme had swelled to $65 billion, as Markopolos shows in “No One Would Listen,” a disturbing firsthand account of his quest to expose one of the most powerful men on Wall Street.

Bernie Madoff: In His Own Words

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At this 2007 meeting of a non-profit group called the Philoctetes Center, Bernie Madoff explained what a fine job the SEC was doing. (3 minutes, following a 30-second advertisement)

The Man Who Knew (60 Minutes)

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Harry Markopolos blew the whistle to the Securities and Exchange Commission about Bernard Madoff as early as 2000. Why were his warnings ignored? Steve Kroft has the interview.

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