The definitive in-depth account of the spectacular rise and fall of Bernie Madoff-and the
greatest Ponzi scheme of all time¿featuring new exclusive never-before-published details from
Madoff himself No name is more synonymous with the evils of Wall Street than Bernie Madoff.
Arrested for fraud in 2008-during the depths of the global financial crisis-the 70-year-old
market maker investment advisor and former chairman of the NASDAQ had orchestrated the
largest Ponzi scheme in world history fleecing thousands of investors across the globe to the
tune of $65 billion. To this day questions remain: Why did he do it? How did he get away with
it for so long? What did his family know? Who is the elusive Bernie Madoff? In Madoff Talks
author Jim Campbell presents the most comprehensive insider account of the Madoff saga to
date. Based on exclusive interviews with all the players-the Madoff family and their associates
the Wall Street wheelers and dealers the army of lawyers analysts and investigators the
victims of the scheme and Bernie Madoff himself-the book reveals: what motivated a respected
financier to commit such a massive fraud-and why he thought he could get away with it how
Madoff managed to keep the scheme hidden in plain sight-despite numerous SEC investigations the
shocking failures of Wall Street oversight-and how it could happen again the true scale of the
investment losses¿and the victims' ongoing fight for justice what Ruth Madoff and the rest of
the family knew-and how it shattered their lives Madoff Talks features the first and likely
only interviews with Ruth Madoff and defense attorney Ira Sorkin for which Bernie waived
attorney-client privilege as well as never-before-published details from the author's personal
communications with Bernie Madoff in prison. A vivid powerful piece of investigative reporting
the book takes us behind the headlines to show the full human cost of Madoff's crimes and
offers a cogent analysis of the reforms necessary to prevent it from happening again.
Meticulously researched and relentlessly riveting Madoff Talks is the full story of an
American tragedy.
