` ` Everything I ' ve been doing is all a big mistake , '' family member Madoff saying . Madoff is in prison for swindling investors in the largest Ponzi scheme in US history . His mother blames herself for her eldest son 's suicide . Said Madoff : ` ` What he did to me , to my friends , and to my family is unforgivable ''
`` Everything I 've been doing is all a big lie , '' family recalls Madoff saying . Madoff is in prison for swindling investors in the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history . His wife blames herself for her eldest son 's suicide . Andrew Madoff : `` What he did to me , to my brother , and to my family is unforgivable ''