Topic: Mark Madoff

Ruth Madoff: 'What's a Ponzi Scheme?'

60 Minutes

Ruth and Andrew Madoff, the wife and son of famed fraudster Bernie Madoff, in a round of interviews to promote a tell-all memoir, claimed they knew nothing of the Ponzi scheme he ran for decades until the patriarch confessed to them shortly before the truth became public.

By Ray Gustini

Oct 18, 2011

The Smart Set

Shia Coldclocked; Beyonce and Jay-Z to Brooklyn?

Another late night incident for Shia LaBeouf, a chilly White House reception for former Clinton aides, and Michael Bloomberg's television viewing habits.

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