The Wizard of Lies Page #11

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It was all with you.

I mean,

it meant a lot to me.

Yeah, that was unfortunate.

That's why I was hoping to

have those few extra days

to make sure everyone

was taken care of.

I just feel like

such a total putz.

I... I mean, when you don't

know what's going on,

you don't even know

what to say.

I mean, how am I supposed to explain

the Cohmad withdrawals?

You asked me

to transfer money

from one account

to another.

I do it and a few hours later,

you tell me

it's all a Ponzi scheme.

All these questions

and I don't have

any answers, Bernie.

Even if you had told me,

I'm not sure I would've

turned you in.

I don't know what

that says about me.

That's the tragedy of it.

Mr. Madoff, are you scared

you're gonna lose your home?

Mr. Madoff, what do you have

to say to all of the people...

- Please go away.

- What the hell is wrong with you?!

- Please leave us alone.

- Can you put the camera down?

Do you feel guilty?

Do you feel remorseful?

You feeling

like you're scared?

Do you feel

any responsibility?

What the hell

is wrong with you?!

What kind of person

chases a family?

You don't have any right

to touch my personal...

- I could sue you for shoving me.

- Oh, f*** you! Get in line.

Do you enjoy this?

Do you enjoy...

I don't get it, Mark.

- I don't get it.

- What's there to get?

Your first instinct was to abandon us.

I don't get that.

- I was waiting for you here...

- You left his stroller

in the middle

of the street, Mark.

- It was on the sidewalk.

- It doesn't matter.

You just left me to

deal with everything.

Do you understand

how unfair that is?

This is about me.

They want me.

- This isn't about you.

- No, this is about all of us.

I... I am sick and tired

of you acting like it's not.

- You know... - So what do you

want, Steph? You want a divorce?

Just some acknowledgement.

Financial swindler Bernie Madoff

is awaiting sentencing

at the Manhattan Correctional

Facility as investigators dig in

to see if those who were

closest to Madoff...

Great.

This is unbelievable.

...what has been called

the largest Ponzi scheme ever.

As we know, Bernie Madoff

has continued to maintain

that he and only he

perpetuated this crime.

But it's clear the

money trail is not real.

Every day,

Mark sends you articles,

things he's read,

things that pissed him off.

It's not fair.

It's not fair to you

and it's not fair to me.

I agree.

He's stuck.

He keeps going in circles

reading blog after blog.

It's unhealthy.

But what do you want me

to do, Catherine?

Create a little distance.

Well, that'd be easier if he wasn't

the only family member I have left.

Mark and Andrew Madoff's

attorneys

say they are guilty

of no crimes,

but authorities and victims

are having trouble swallowing...

Andrew f***ing Madoff.

How have you been, Reed?

Well, after your father

f***ed us all over,

things have been

f***ing fantastic.

Yeah, lots of

job interviews.

No one willing

to hire me, of course.

Working at BLM for seven years,

I guess I'm tainted.

Well, I know it's been tough

on all of us,

but you're a solid trader.

You'll find a job

in no time.

Yeah, I get

a lot of questions.

Yeah, especially about you,

you and Mark.

"So the sons knew, right?

They were in on it.

They had to be, right?"

Reed, when I found out,

it was like my head exploded.

- I just...

- Shh, you hear that?

- What?

- It's the world's tiniest violin

playing the world's

saddest f***ing song.

I understand

you're upset...

Yeah, well,

how about making it right?

'Cause I was looking

at a $450,000 bonus.

A lot of traders

were owed bonuses, Reed.

You weren't the only one.

We all got screwed.

I thought you were

all about family.

Well, what the f*** am I?

Am I not family, Andy?

Come on,

where's the f***ing money?

What'd you do

with the money?

We all know you stole it.

Of course you took it.

You're a criminal!

I got f***ed over, too!

By my own father!

My own father f***ed me over!

Yeah, is that your whore?

I see you, whore!

- Hey! You...

- Hey!

Hey!

Stop it!

Andy, get in the car.

Hey!

Jesus, get in the car.

Jesus.

- A**hole. Hey!

- Here's your f***ing latke,

- knish or whatever,

you f***. - Hey!

F*** you!

I know you're in on it!

Ugh.

The question is

where did all the money go?

Irving Picard,

the court-appointed trustee,

the liquidator,

is searching for the billions

that disappeared

and trying to recover

as much as possible

from Madoff's

remaining assets.

Of all the people

that should've known,

his brother and his sons,

who worked under

the same roof with him,

should've known.

- One would think so, yes.

- Did they know?

My belief is, yes,

they knew.

Clearly, they would have to

have known what was going on

- given their own personal transactions...

- Oh, we should've known?

We worked

for market making.

He worked for IA.

- How would we have known?

- If they turn out to be untouchable,

criminally, do you intend

to bankrupt them civilly?

Whether or not they

have a criminal problem,

we will pursue them

as far as we can pursue them.

And if that leads

to bankrupting them,

then that's

what will happen.

The man sitting

in this courtroom robbed me.

He discarded me

like roadkill.

What can we possibly

say good about Madoff

when he sank so low

as to steal from Elie Wiesel

as if Wiesel hasn't already

suffered enough in his lifetime.

My wife and I

are not millionaires.

We worked hard

for all our lives

and he took

our entire life savings.

Mr. Madoff not only defrauded

thousands of investors,

he mastered the art of manipulating

our government.

The money Madoff stole

from my family

had been set aside

to take care of my brother

because he's gonna need medical

assistance for the rest of his life.

If he's attempting

to protect his family,

he should not be given

the opportunity

because we, his victims,

did not have

the same opportunity

to protect our families.

You have left your family

with a legacy of shame.

You have a marriage

made in hell,

and that is where

you are going to return.

I only hope his prison

sentence is long enough

that his jail cell

becomes his coffin.

May God spare you no mercy.

I am responsible

for a great deal

of suffering and pain.

I understand that.

I live in a tormented state

now knowing of all

the pain and suffering

that I have created.

That's something

I will live with

for the rest of my life.

People have accused me

of being silent

and not being sympathetic.

That is not true.

I apologize to my victims.

I will turn and face you.

I'm sorry.

I know that doesn't help.

Your Honor...

thank you

for listening.

The message must be sent

that Mr. Madoff's crimes

were extraordinarily evil.

This kind of irresponsible

manipulation of the system

takes a staggering

human toll.

Mr. Madoff will get

what he deserves

and will be punished

according to

his moral culpabilities.

Mr. Madoff, please stand.

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