n the mid-1960s, Bernard Madoff tapped money from Jewish businessmen at exclusive country clubs with the promise of steady guaranteed returns on their investments. He then set his sights on Europe and Latin America, brokering deals with powerful hedge fund managers and feeder funds from Buenos Aires to Geneva. Billions of dollars were channeled to Madoff’s investment firm, and his feeders became fabulously wealthy. The competition wondered how the man could produce such steady returns in good times and bad. There were allegations that Madoff was “front-running” or operating a Ponzi scheme, which the SEC investigated several times over the last two decades. But Madoff remained untouched until Dec. 11, 2008, when he admitted it was all “one big lie.” FRONTLINE unravels the story behind the world’s first truly global Ponzi scheme — a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history.

n the mid-1960s, Bernard Madoff tapped money from Jewish businessmen at exclusive country clubs with the promise of steady guaranteed returns on their investments. He then set his sights on Europe and Latin America, brokering deals with powerful hedge fund managers and feeder funds from Buenos Aires to Geneva. Billions of dollars were channeled to Madoff’s investment firm, and his feeders became fabulously wealthy. The competition wondered how the man could produce such steady returns in good times and bad. There were allegations that Madoff was “front-running” or operating a Ponzi scheme, which the SEC investigated several times over the last two decades. But Madoff remained untouched until Dec. 11, 2008, when he admitted it was all “one big lie.” FRONTLINE unravels the story behind the world’s first truly global Ponzi scheme — a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history.

《麦道夫：华尔街吸金恶霸》揭示了伯纳德·麦道夫臭名昭著的 640 亿美元全球庞氏骗局背后的真相，这是历史上最大的庞氏骗局，摧毁了无数个人投资者的生活，他们曾经无比信任这位受人尊敬的华尔街政治家。这部四集纪录片包含对举报人、雇员、调查人员和受害者的独家访问，并收录了麦道夫本人从未公之于众的视频证词，追溯了出身卑微的麦道夫如何成长为华尔街最有影响力的权力掮客之一。通过创新的视觉手法和令人兴奋的金融惊悚基调，高产电影制作人乔·伯灵格（《对话杀人魔》《犯罪现场》《兄弟的监护人》）揭示了麦道夫欺诈性投资咨询业务的起源，并首次揭示了其运作机制。许多人一开始并不相信这场欺诈仅仅只是一个邪恶天才的创意，这部影片也将对这一观点进行验证。《麦道夫：华尔街吸金恶霸》揭露了一群同谋者以及对麦道夫的可疑行为睁一只眼闭一只眼的金融体系，这无疑引发了一个令人困扰的问题：这样明目张胆、破坏性极强的欺诈行为会再次发生吗？

《麦道夫：华尔街吸金恶霸》揭示了伯纳德·麦道夫臭名昭著的 640 亿美元全球庞氏骗局背后的真相，这是历史上最大的庞氏骗局，摧毁了无数个人投资者的生活，他们曾经无比信任这位受人尊敬的华尔街政治家。这部四集纪录片包含对举报人、雇员、调查人员和受害者的独家访问，并收录了麦道夫本人从未公之于众的视频证词，追溯了出身卑微的麦道夫如何成长为华尔街最有影响力的权力掮客之一。通过创新的视觉手法和令人兴奋的金融惊悚基调，高产电影制作人乔·伯灵格（《对话杀人魔》《犯罪现场》《兄弟的监护人》）揭示了麦道夫欺诈性投资咨询业务的起源，并首次揭示了其运作机制。许多人一开始并不相信这场欺诈仅仅只是一个邪恶天才的创意，这部影片也将对这一观点进行验证。《麦道夫：华尔街吸金恶霸》揭露了一群同谋者以及对麦道夫的可疑行为睁一只眼闭一只眼的金融体系，这无疑引发了一个令人困扰的问题：这样明目张胆、破坏性极强的欺诈行为会再次发生吗？

The 2008 collapse of the American economy wreaked havoc on the American people. While the stock market imploded before them, some investors were devastated by a far more trusted source. See the personal chaos brought onto individual investors by Bernie Madoff, a popular and trusted investor from middle-class Queens, New York – and alleged Ponzi schemer – as experts dissect his $65 billion scam, from its humble beginnings to its stunning downfall, in RIPPED OFF: MADOFF AND THE SCAMMING OF AMERICA. With the help of expert commentary and firsthand accounts from Madoff’s victims, HISTORY™ compares and contrasts this most recent fraud with other Ponzi schemes throughout history, while exploring the economic and historical climates in which they appeared. 　　Then, as the United States attempts to rebound from economic meltdown, comparisons to the Great Depression are unavoidable. Is history repeating itself? CRASH: THE NEXT GREAT DEPRESSION? looks at the current financial crisis in the U.S. and compares and contrasts it with what led up to the Great Depression, the 1929 stock market crash, its immediate aftermath and the efforts that helped the country break free from the Depression. Will today’s crash turn into tomorrow’s depression? And is anyone safe from the economic pitfalls of such a vulnerable time?

The 2008 collapse of the American economy wreaked havoc on the American people. While the stock market imploded before them, some investors were devastated by a far more trusted source. See the personal chaos brought onto individual investors by Bernie Madoff, a popular and trusted investor from middle-class Queens, New York – and alleged Ponzi schemer – as experts dissect his $65 billion scam, from its humble beginnings to its stunning downfall, in RIPPED OFF: MADOFF AND THE SCAMMING OF AMERICA. With the help of expert commentary and firsthand accounts from Madoff’s victims, HISTORY™ compares and contrasts this most recent fraud with other Ponzi schemes throughout history, while exploring the economic and historical climates in which they appeared. 　　Then, as the United States attempts to rebound from economic meltdown, comparisons to the Great Depression are unavoidable. Is history repeating itself? CRASH: THE NEXT GREAT DEPRESSION? looks at the current financial crisis in the U.S. and compares and contrasts it with what led up to the Great Depression, the 1929 stock market crash, its immediate aftermath and the efforts that helped the country break free from the Depression. Will today’s crash turn into tomorrow’s depression? And is anyone safe from the economic pitfalls of such a vulnerable time?

故事以一个无能而又品质恶劣的辩护律师和一位委托他对损坏名誉案件做辩护的年轻优秀画家为中心展开。但律师背叛了画家，被被告收买，最后他在法庭上坦白了自己被收买的事实。

故事以一个无能而又品质恶劣的辩护律师和一位委托他对损坏名誉案件做辩护的年轻优秀画家为中心展开。但律师背叛了画家，被被告收买，最后他在法庭上坦白了自己被收买的事实。

著名音乐家久木田的婚礼当日，新娘理佐子邀请了自己的4位朋友：贵子（鈴木京香饰）、瞳（長谷川京子饰）、真由（吹石一恵饰）和环（桃井かおり饰）前来观礼。老友叙旧间，怀着对未来婚姻生活的恐惧，理佐子突然提出玩一个游戏，即和男人搭讪，最晚回来的则买全单。 　　可当晚，理佐子竟没有回来，新郎第2天便报了警，除了警方的介入外，这一事件迅速成为社会新闻上的Scandal（意指丑闻），惹得满城风雨。 　　怀着对事件本身的好奇，上述这4位除了共同的“家庭主妇”身份，年龄、性格、背景无一处相同的主妇开始了共同的对理佐子下落的搜寻。在这过程中，一桩桩不为人知的秘密相继揭开……

著名音乐家久木田的婚礼当日，新娘理佐子邀请了自己的4位朋友：贵子、瞳、真由和环前来观礼。老友叙旧间，怀着对未来婚姻生活的恐惧，理佐子突然提出玩一个游戏，即和男人搭讪，最晚回来的则买全单。可当晚，理佐子竟没有回来，新郎第2天便报了警，除了警方的介入外，这一事件迅速成为社会新闻上的Scandal，惹得满城风雨。怀着对事件本身的好奇，上述这4位除了共同的“家庭主妇”身份，年龄、性格、背景无一处相同的主妇开始了共同的对理佐子下落的搜寻。在这过程中，一桩桩不为人知的秘密相继揭开……