Across
- 5. Investors requested the withdrawal of over _____ billion dollars total during a financial crisis.
- 9. Madoff’s scheme unraveled in the financial crisis of two thousand _____.
- 11. This financial analyst spent years trying to convince the SEC that Madoff’s numbers didn’t add up.
- 12. The stock exchange where Bernie served as chairman.
- 13. Madoff died at _____-___ years old.
- 16. The E in SEC stands for…
- 17. How many federal felonies did Madoff plead guilty to?
- 18. Madoff’s high school sweetheart (and wife) that kept the books.
- 19. A scam where old investors are paid with money from new investors, rather than actual profits on their investments.
- 20. Madoff’s ______-in-law connected him to high profile clients.
Down
- 1. Certain firms (mentioned in 3.) profit off a small fee called a ___-____ ______.
- 2. Bernie is his nickname. His real first name is…
- 3. A brokerage firm that buys and sells stocks to maintain market liquidity.
- 4. The part of New York Bernie’s parents are from.
- 6. _____-____ billion dollars were lost due to Madoff’s fraud.
- 7. What is the second way the crime could have been prevented?
- 8. Which of Madoff’s sons took his own life in 2010?
- 10. The man who this famous type of con was named after
- 14. Madoff himself made ______ billion dollars off of his scheme.
- 15. Who orchestrated the largest Ponzi Scheme in world history?
