Bernard Lawrence Madoff was an American fraudster and financier who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history, worth about $64.8 billion. He was at one time chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Did Bernie Madoff sons turn him in?

While Bernie shared his secret with his sons and his wife Ruth on the morning of December 10, 2008, he assured them he would spend the next 24 hours getting his affairs in order before turning himself in. Mark and Andrew didn't allow him the luxury of that cushion.

What happened to Madoff's sons?

Their eldest son, Mark, 46, who died by suicide in 2010, had worked at his father's trading desk. His last known contact with Madoff was in 2008, NBC New York reported. ... Mark died on the anniversary of his father's arrest two years prior. His younger brother, Andrew, died from lymphoma in 2014.