You are expected to answer the following questions:
4) What were the strategies Bernie used to convince his investors and never get them suspicious?
5) How did he conceal his fraud inside the company? Were there other players involved?
6) How could he conceal his fraud from the regulator “Securities and Exchange Commission”?
7) What were the fraud allegations presented by financial analyst “Harry Markopolos” to the SEC and
what was the SEC’s reaction to them?
8) How much did Bernie steal and what did Bernie do with the stolen money?
9) When and how did the entire scandal broke?
10) What were the penalties imposed on Bernie?
11) What were the long-run negative effects of his fraud on the victimized investors and his own family
(Wife and Sons)?
12) What were the reforms made by SEC to reduce the chances of such fraud in the future?
13) What are the lessons you personally learned after studying about Bernie Madoff scandal?