Harry Markopolos

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Harry M Markopolos born October 22 1956 is an independent financial fraud investigator for institutional investors and others seeking forensic accounting expertise He has received public acclaim for uncovering evidence over a period of nine years that Bernard Madoffs wealth management business was actually a massive Ponzi scheme Madoff was ultimately sentenced to 150 years in prison after admitting to operating the biggest Ponzi scheme in history In March 2010 his book on uncovering the Madoff fraud was published titled No One Would Listen A True Financial Thriller It was ghostwritten by David Fisher and reportedly has a firsthand account of uncovering the Madoff fraud and Markopoloss experience repeatedly tipping off the SEC as well as explaining how Madoff duped his victims He was formerly a securities industry executive In a recent media interview Markopolos was scathing in his criticism of the US Securities amp Exchange Commission SEC for both failing to uncover the Madoff fraud in spite of repeated tips and also for failing to investigate the larger firms under their supervision He also described the private moments hes had with victims of the Madoff fraud as Heartfelt gutwrenching things People trying to commit suicide or losing loved ones whove died of heartbreak Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Markopolos   licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia