{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68806250f6d4262b07a85923/6a4b2895f1400d42e1c51c87?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Just The Gist of... Bernie Madoff","description":"<p>His $68 billion fraud literally came down to fake statements printed on a secret floor of the office - so how did he get away with it for long? Bernie Madoff ran the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, and it was shockingly simple. And yeah - he took billions from billionaires, but he also took the life savings and superannuation of everyday people. Homes were foreclosed on and lives were ruined. Bernie insisted only he was to blame, and his wife Ruth and sons Mark and Andrew Madoff denied any knowledge of the fraud. But a 2023 book (<a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199797519-madoff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Madoff: The Final Word</em> by Richard Behar (2024)</a>) revealed that all three of them may have been far more involved than they insisted. Bernie died alone in prison in 2021, knowing that both Andrew and Mark had died and Ruth was alone in an aged care facility. Did he even care?</p><p><br></p><p>This is Just The Gist of Bernie Madoff and the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.</p><p>.</p><p>We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/justthegist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Just The Gist Patreon</a> or Apple Premium Subscriptions.</p><p>Watch Just The Gist episodes on <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast</a></p><p>Follow Just The Gist on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a> @JustTheGistPodcast</p><p>Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland</p><p>Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au</p><p>Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley &amp; Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket</p><p>Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!</p><p>Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.</p><p>.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199797519-madoff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Madoff: The Final Word</em> by Richard Behar (2024)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://people.com/where-is-ruth-madoff-now-7508244\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Where Is Bernie Madoff's Wife Ruth Madoff Now?</em> (People, 2025)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbehar/2024/07/04/madoff-final-word-book-excerpt-sins-of-ruth-madoff/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Madoff's Final Word: The Sins of Ruth Madoff</em> (Forbes, 2024)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k31dKoFsniU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street</em> official trailer (YouTube, 2023)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10517743-the-wizard-of-lies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust</em> by Diana Henriques (2011)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.fbi.gov/history/cases-and-criminals/bernie-madoff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bernie Madoff case file (FBI, 2021)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bernie Madoff (Wikipedia, 2026)</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Just The Network"}