Bernard Madoff

Bernard Madoff dies in federal prison in Butner, North Carolina.

Madoff's son, Mark, commits suicide on the second anniversary of his father's arrest.

Bernard Madoff serves as the chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Madoff's firm pioneers computerized trading and 'payment for order flow'.

Madoff founds Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.

Graduates from Hofstra University with a degree in political science.

Bernard Madoff marries Ruth Alpern.

Briefly attends Brooklyn Law School before dropping out.

Attends University of Alabama for a year.

Bernard Madoff is born in Queens, New York City.