Mistress: Madoff Was Pot-Smoking Don Juan

Oh, and forget about her being in the clear—Weinstein says she 'had to know'

(NEWSER) - Sheryl Weinstein is still expounding on Bernie Madoff’s “not very large” penis, most recently to Cindy Adams of the New York Post. “It was narrow,” she says. “Tiny in terms of girth, not length.” Still, he somehow convinced scores of women to sleep with him—“he was a player,” Weinstein says—thanks in part to the wonders of sexual positioning: “Did you ever hear of being on top?” More»

(AP) - Sex and scandal have not been enough to make major sellers out of books about Bernard Madoff. According to Nielsen BookScan, neither a much-discussed tell-all by alleged ex-mistress Sheryl Weinstein nor a recent wave of biographies about the imprisoned financier have caught on with the public. Weinstein's Madoff's Other Secret, has sold just 2,000 copies, ranking it No. 3,506 on Amazon. More»

Weinstein says Bernie was afraid divorce would reveal scheme

(NEWSER) - Ruth Madoff was probably thrilled to hear another woman talk about sleeping with her husband this morning. Alleged Madoff mistress Sheryl Weinstein told Good Morning America that the financier was terrified Ruth would find out about their affair, because “divorces or something like that leads to books being opened…something might come out.” Hear that, Ruth? You’re in the clear! More»

Zionist group's CFO, bankrupted by Ponzi schemer, writes tell-all

(NEWSER) - An accountant says Bernie Madoff didn’t just steal her money, he stole the shirt—and various other articles of clothing—right off her back. In her upcoming book Madoff’s Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie, and Me, Sheryl Weinstein, former CFO of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, says she and the infamous Ponzi schemer once had an torrid affair. So far no details about the relationship have leaked. More»

Eight employees got disciplined, however

(NEWSER) - SEC staffers managed to miss Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme for more than a decade despite numerous warnings, but that is apparently not a fireable offense. The agency disciplined eight employees involved in the case, with the most severe punishment being a 30-day suspension coupled with a demotion, reports the Washington Post . The others got a range of lesser penalties, including pay cuts and, in one case, only a "counseling memo." More»