`` Some of the bottles are better viewed as conversation pieces rather than valued for their contents , but conversation pieces they are . '' Bernard Madoff was convicted of running the largest Ponzi scheme in history . He cheated thousands of victims out of billions of dollars . The U.S . is still trying to recover from that scandal, and it's not going well for them either.
Bernard Madoff was convicted of running the largest Ponzi scheme in history . He cheated thousands of victims out of billions of dollars . The U.S . is still trying to recover from that scandal, and it's not going well for them either.