{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a075db4e00bcfd666b5fa8/6a20e7d2f8e85cfada0aa259?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How did Bernie Madoff steal $65 BILLION??","description":"<p>“Fake it 'til you make it”, right? Well Bernie Madoff faked it so hard he was sentenced to 150 years in prison! Come with us on a journey through the worst financial crime in US history (that we know of), the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, where one man with a crippling fear of failure scammed thousands of people out of a sickening amount of money (we’re talking tens of billions, girl.) Tangents include but are not limited to the concept of renting a home, crying over dog poop, Sam Levinson and his dad, and whether Abe will marry Claudia or Jared for a different passport.</p><p><br></p><p>SOURCES</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://research-ebsco-com.i.ezproxy.nypl.org/c/gts7o7/viewer/pdf/da47njek4z\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Case Study of a Con Man by Diana Henriques (2018)</a>\n</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luS_BL2TbOA&amp;t=1142s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bernie Madoff and the largest known Ponzi scheme in history | 60 Minutes </a>\n</li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH1Y66IwKvc&amp;t=13s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Madoff Affair (full documentary) | FRONTLINE PBS</a>\n</li><li><a href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2023/12/11/latest-batch-of-payouts-to-25000-victims-of-madoff-ponzi-scheme-total-almost-160-million/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Latest Batch Of Payouts To 25,000 Victims Of Madoff Ponzi Scheme Total Almost $160 Million” by James Farrell, Forbes 2023</a></li><li><em>The Wizard of Lies</em> (2017) dir. Barry Levinson</li></ul>","author_name":"Jared Tetreau & Abe Merker"}