Madoff Sons Give Dad the Cold Shoulder

Haven't spoken to him since Ponzi confession
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 3, 2009 10:05 AM CDT
Madoff Sons Give Dad the Cold Shoulder
In this image made from video, Bernard Madoff's longtime secretary Eleanor Squillari talks during an interview with the Associated Press, Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/APTN)

Bernie Madoff’s sons haven’t spoken to their father since he told them about his Ponzi scheme in December, a confession that drove Andrew to tears and Mark to anger. Nor have they spoken to their mother, whom they see as an enabler, David Margolick writes in a Vanity Fair piece about the boys. The brothers get hate calls at home, make dinner reservations under other names, and, in one case, got knocked out by an ex-Madoff employee.

“We all know you stole the money! It's obvious you took it!” said the worker, who said he was owed a $450,000 bonus. “You're a criminal!" But the elder Madoff’s personal secretary says she doesn’t think they took part in the scheme. Regardless, Andrew and Mark, who made as much as $5 million a year, stand to lose their fortune as well.
(More Andrew Madoff stories.)

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