Bernie Madoff's victims to get additional $158 million in restitution
Nearly 25,000 of the victims in Madoff's Ponzi scheme will see restitution through the Madoff Victim Fund.
Nearly 25,000 of the victims in Madoff's Ponzi scheme will see restitution through the Madoff Victim Fund.
They were found unresponsive with gunshot wounds in their residence, police say. Madoff wiped out people's fortunes and ruined charities with a massive Ponzi scheme.
Ponzi schemer who stole billions earned all of $710 for 3,000 hours of labor as a behind-bars orderly in North Carolina.
Journalist Jim Campbell, author of "Madoff Talks," maintained a years-long correspondence with the disgraced investor to learn exactly how Madoff pulled off the biggest fraud in American financial history.
On April 14, 2021, Bernard Madoff, who burned thousands of investors through an epic Ponzi scheme, died in prison while serving a 150-year prison sentence. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with journalist Jim Campbell, author of "Madoff Talks," who maintained a years-long correspondence with the disgraced investor and his family, to learn exactly how Madoff pulled off the largest financial fraud in Wall Street history.
The journalist's new book features exclusive interviews with the disgraced investor who built a Ponzi scheme that grew into the largest financial fraud in Wall Street history.
Bernie Madoff, the mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died in prison at age 82. He suffered from kidney disease in recent years.
60 Minutes extensively covered the fallout of Bernie Madoff's historic Ponzi scheme, interviewing his family, a whistleblower, and the fraud's asset recovery team.
In 2009, 60 Minutes reported on the effort to recover billions of dollars Bernie Madoff bilked from his clients.
In October 2011, 60 Minutes interviewed Bernard Madoff's wife Ruth and son Andrew in their first television interview following his arrest.
In 2009, 60 Minutes interviewed Madoff Ponzi scheme whistleblower Harry Markopolos, who said he alerted the Securities and Exchange Commission of Madoff's fraud starting in 2000.
Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died in a federal prison Wednesday, the federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to CBS News.
Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
Former major league baseball player Bobby Bonilla hasn't played for the New York Mets since 1999. However, the team continues to pay him nearly $1.2 million every July 1 until 2035 in an unusual deal that's connected in a way to convicted financier Bernie Madoff.
Without compassionate release, Madoff's sentence would not end until 2139.
What do Bernie Madoff, Sylvia Plath, the TV show "Friends," and Amanda Knox have in common? According to a new book by best-selling author Malcom Gladwell, they can all help us understand why our interactions with strangers often go wrong. The new book is titled, "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know." Gladwell joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his new book.
Investigator Harry Markopolos, who warned regulators about Bernard Madoff, alleges GE engaged in a $38 billion fraud
The perpetrator of the biggest fraud in history is seeking commutation of his 150-year prison sentence, which he is serving in North Carolina
Mark Madoff hanged himself in 2010 while Andrew Madoff died of cancer in 2014;
The government accuses an Internet financing company of bilking 900,000 investors and arrests its founder
Stocks surged after the Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November. Also, the trustee of Bernie Madoff's firm began distributing more money to people swindled in Madoff's Ponzi scheme. Hena Daniels reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.
Trustee makes positive announcement while asking U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to approve a distribution to investors
HBO provides a first look at the actors who star in the movie about Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme
There are liars, there are swindlers, and then there are people who cheating to a whole new level
Early one morning in 2008, the FBI showed up to arrest Bernie Madoff. He'd been turned in by his own sons, and their mother only later learned who had made the call.
After two days of searching for six missing people and finding the bodies of two, attention has turned to clearing the waterway.
Former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted for orchestrating a massive financial fraud that led to downfall of crypto trading platform FTX.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells CBS News that without more U.S. help, Ukraine won't be able to stop Putin from pushing his war onto NATO soil.
Prosecutors pursuing a Trump conviction and Republican leaders have little in common except this question, which both are using to sift through jurors and applicants.
Two bodies were recovered Wednesday as four more are still missing and presumed dead, leaving the families of victims in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore in mourning.
The Taliban promised the Trump administration it wouldn't allow terror groups to plot attacks on Afghan soil. That vow has gone unfulfilled.
The Biden administration is ordering agencies to put safeguards in place to protect Americans' security and privacy.
CBS News analysis shows most federal traffic safety grants go to planning projects, rather than actual construction. Critics say slow progress contributes to rising deaths on America's roads.
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said he was "totally shaken by this act of violence."
A three-judge federal district court panel ruled in January 2023 that South Carolina's Congressional District 1 was racially gerrymandered.
Former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted for orchestrating a massive financial fraud that led to downfall of crypto trading platform FTX.
An engineer explains what happened in the wake of the 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge collision in Tampa, Florida, and what can be done to prevent incidents like the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge.
The Biden administration is ordering agencies to put safeguards in place to protect Americans' security and privacy.
Viewers have long debated if Jack could've been saved had he gotten on the floating door. But according to Heritage Auctions, which sold the prop, it's not even a door.
Former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted for orchestrating a massive financial fraud that led to downfall of crypto trading platform FTX.
Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan.
An executive at Brawner Builders, the missing workers' employer, said "the company is broken" after bridge collapse tragedy.
Short circuit could stop front passenger air bags in some Outback and Legacy vehicles from deploying in a crash, automaker warns.
The settlement ended almost two years of litigation
A three-judge federal district court panel ruled in January 2023 that South Carolina's Congressional District 1 was racially gerrymandered.
The Biden administration is ordering agencies to put safeguards in place to protect Americans' security and privacy.
Black voters in battleground states say they're anxious about President Biden's level of support heading into the general election.
Prosecutors pursuing a Trump conviction and Republican leaders have little in common except this question, which both are using to sift through jurors and applicants.
Thursday's event with former Presidents Obama and Clinton will set a new fundraising record for the president's reelection campaign.
For some people, going over large bridges brings a sense of fear, but help is available.
Krystal Anderson, a former Chiefs cheerleader who was passionate about women's health died after giving birth earlier this month.
In the first major challenge to abortion rights since overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that could determine nationwide access to mifepristone. The so-called abortion pill was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions last year.
Dr. Jon LaPook joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss what preventative chemotherapy means and what Princess Kate's recovery could look like.
CBS News royal contributor Tina Brown joins “CBS Mornings” to talk about Princess Kate's cancer announcement and what it means for the royal family.
The Taliban promised the Trump administration it wouldn't allow terror groups to plot attacks on Afghan soil. That vow has gone unfulfilled.
Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells CBS News that without more U.S. help, Ukraine won't be able to stop Putin from pushing his war onto NATO soil.
Supermassive black holes are believed to have emerged very early in the universe but their creation remains a mystery.
Opposition politicians say a 67-kilogram female bear was killed, which "cannot be in any way related to the 100-kilogram male they were looking for."
The Black Crowes released "Happiness Bastards," their first new album in 15 years.
Viewers have long debated if Jack could've been saved had he gotten on the floating door. But according to Heritage Auctions, which sold the prop, it's not even a door.
Rebel Wilson reveals in her memoir that she lost her virginity at 35 years old. Maria Avgitidis, also known as "Matchmaker Maria," is a relationship expert and discusses Wilson's personal message.
“Happiness Bastards” is the first new studio album in 15 years for the Black Crowes, made up of brothers Chris and Rich Robinson. The duo, who broke up in 2015, got back together in 2020 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album.
Two days before the release of her new album, "Cowboy Carter," Beyoncé dropped a track list with a number of hints about the new record, including a possible Willie Nelson collaboration.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Shares of former President Donald Trump's Truth Social rose 16% after the first day of trading on the Nasdaq exchange Tuesday. CBS News campaign reporter Jake Rosen has more on the publicly traded company.
Former President Donald Trump's Truth Social began trading under the ticker "DJT" on Tuesday, putting the real estate tycoon — and his initials — at the helm of a publicly traded company once again. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more.
The global competition to secure access to semiconductors is perhaps the most vital competition of all the battles for resources on the planet. Economic historian Chris Miller joins CBS News to discuss how lawmakers are addressing the challenge and where the U.S. stands in relation to China.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple that accuses the company of monopolizing the smartphone market. This landmark case could have significant implications for both iPhone and Android users.
The critically endangered dragons will likely be extinct in the next 20 years without conservation efforts, experts say.
Climate change means wine could soon have a higher alcohol content — but spoil faster and smell worse.
NASA has a warning for people who want to take a peek at next month's total solar eclipse. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more.
Warmer than normal temperatures across the U.S., and concerns of floods and droughts in different parts of the country are expected during this year's spring season, say Ed Clark and Jon Gottschalck of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who joined CBS News with more on NOAA's spring weather outlook.
The city of Bengaluru in southern India is facing a water crisis as levels run dangerously low. Some families there are being limited to five gallons of water per week. Sibi Arasu, a climate change reporter for the Associated Press, joins CBS News with a look at the shortage.
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said he was "totally shaken by this act of violence."
Italy is expanding a program aimed at preventing "children being taught to shoot at eight years old" by the mafia families they're born into.
Three White men are asking a U.S. appeals court to throw out their hate crime convictions in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Earlier this week, another attempted murder charge was added by prosecutors to the list of counts against children's author Kouri Richins.
Officials released dramatic video of the chase, during which the crew allegedly "began evasive actions, throwing packages into the water."
Supermassive black holes are believed to have emerged very early in the universe but their creation remains a mystery.
NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson is replacing Loral O'Hara, who's wrapping up a six-month stay aboard the space station.
NOAA said people as far south as Alabama may have seen the northern lights and that the sun could expel the strongest type of solar flares over the next few days.
As March's full Worm Moon rises late Sunday into early Monday, it will travel through the Earth's penumbra — the faint outer part of its shadow — creating a penumbral eclipse.
NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, making her third flight, will spend six months aboard the station, replacing astronaut Loral O'Hara.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
We look back at the life and career of the longtime host of "Sunday Morning," and "one of the most enduring and most endearing" people in broadcasting.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Thousands of people gathered in the Matareya neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, to break their Ramadan fast together at the longest Iftar table in the country. The tradition began years ago when locals wanted to celebrate together but did not have homes big enough to host everyone.
Rebel Wilson reveals in her memoir that she lost her virginity at 35 years old. Maria Avgitidis, also known as "Matchmaker Maria," is a relationship expert and discusses Wilson's personal message.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Charlie D'Agata, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that if America doesn't help his country turn back Russia's invasion, Vladimir Putin will bring war to Europe, drawing in U.S. forces.
New video released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows some of the aftermath of the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the latest on the NTSB's investigation.