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title: "Bernie Madoff: The $65 Billion Ponzi Scheme"
description: "How Bernie Madoff ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history for over 40 years, stealing $17.5 billion from 37,000 victims while the SEC ignored repeated warnings."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/bernie-madoff-65-billion-ponzi-scheme.md
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datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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How Bernie Madoff ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history for over 40 years, stealing $17.5 billion from 37,000 victims while the SEC ignored repeated warnings.
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