I disagree. Here's Wikipedia:[1] federal investigators believe the fraud began as early as the mid-1980s and may have begun as far back as the 1970s .

I disagree. Here's Wikipedia:[1] federal investigators believe the fraud began as early as the mid-1980s and may have begun as far back as the 1970s ... The amount missing from client accounts, including fabricated gains, was almost $65 billion Bernie could have been conning people for over 30 years, and he was in his 70s when it ended. If that's not "successful", then you must agree that no Ponzi scheme can ever be successful. (Even Social Security will eventually collapse). If I were in Bernie's shoes, I think what would pain me the most is that both of my sons were dead, and that one died as a result of the Ponzi scheme (and was it really suicide?). But then again, if Bernie is really the psychopath I think he is, he might not really care about even his own children. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Madoff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Madoff