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Events on Thursday 11 December 2008 1
2008Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme exposedWall Street financier arrested for record fraudBernard Madoff was arrested on 11 December 2008 after confessing to his sons that his investment business was an elaborate Ponzi scheme. Losses to investors were later estimated at roughly $65 billion, making it the largest fraud of its kind in history.