Mark Madoff 's death is ruled a suicide . His attorney says Madoff was `` an innocent victim of his father 's monstrous crime '' and that he had nothing to do with the Ponzi scheme, but rather it was all done by his brother Peter who orchestrated it from afar. A person familiar with the Madoffs says Mark Madoff had fallen out of touch with his family .
Mark Madoff 's death is ruled a suicide . His attorney says Madoff was `` an innocent victim of his father 's monstrous crime '' His mother is `` heartbroken , '' her attorney says . A person familiar with the Madoffs says Mark Madoff had fallen out of touch with his family .