Bernie Madoff, Wall Street Financier and Ponzi Scheme Organizer, Has Died at Age 82 Posted byBen Winck and Kelly McLaughlin April 14, 2021 Leave a comment on Bernie Madoff, Wall Street Financier and Ponzi Scheme Organizer, Has Died at Age 82 Madoff carried out the biggest pyramid scheme in US history before going to prison in 2009.