Home / Series / This World / Aired Order / Season 2009 / Episode 3

The Madoff Hustle

On June 29th, Bernie Madoff will be sentenced for perpetrating an elaborate con. From his headquarters in New York, the capital of American finance, Madoff masterminded a fraud that netted billions of dollars and ensnared thousands, from Palm Beach billionaires and Hollywood movie stars to pensioners across the US. Madoff did not stop at America, however - he went global in his search for victims. Willard Foxton, whose father - a former British army officer - committed suicide after losing his life savings in Madoff's fraud, has embarked on a personal investigation into the Madoff con and the devastation it has wrought. On a 14,000-mile journey that takes him to New York, Florida and California, Willard meets fellow Madoff victims, two of Bernie's former employees and a Madoff family friend, who has known Bernie for over fifty years.

English
  • Originally Aired June 28, 2009
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created December 13, 2011 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified December 13, 2011 by
    Administrator admin
Name Type Role
Robert Vaughn Guest Star