Despite Sex and Scandal, Madoff Books Are a Bust

Mets call remark 'completely irresponsible'

(NEWSER) - The Wilpon family will have to sell the New York Mets after losing $700 million to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, according to an author who wrote about the money manager. “It's possible they would have to sell by next year,” says Erin Arvedlund, author of Too Good to Be True. The team denied it, calling her remark "completely false" and "irresponsible." The Mets are valued at $912 million, second-highest after the Yankees, Reuters reports. More»

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»

(NEWSER) - "When we made love, I was on fire"—that is the frank admission by Bernie Madoff's married mistress in a new tell-all book about their years-long affair. Sheryl Weinstein, who worked for a Jewish women's group and lost her life savings with Ponzi schemer, reveals that she and Madoff smoked marijuana during their hotel-room trysts in New York and Washington. She also coldly notes that "this man was not well-endowed." 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»

Pals surprised he pulled Ponzi scheme off

(NEWSER) - Bernie Madoff was a swindler from a young age—but many acquaintances also considered him “the dumbest man on earth," says an upcoming exposé. Jerry Oppenheimer’s new book, Madoff With the Money, also reveals that the Ponzi schemer skirted 2 years of Army Reserve duty during the Vietnam War, paid off at least one female employee he seduced, and had close ties to the mob, the New York Post reports. More»