This is the 14th distribution to victims of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.

Bernie Madoff, the mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, suffered from kidney disease and his health had been deteriorating. He died 12 years into his 150-year sentence.

Bernie Madoff, a once-celebrated figure on Wall Street, has died.

The financier, who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died from natural causes in federal prison.

Serving a life sentence for running the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, he claims to be dying from kidney disease.

Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff has petitioned the U.S. government to commute his 150-year prison sentence for defrauding investors in an elaborate, long-running Ponzi scheme.

Bernie Madoff wants his sentence commuted.

The disgraced financier requested to commute the 150-year sentence he received for a Ponzi scheme.

This brings the total returned to almost $2 billion.

Victim to be face-to-face with infamous, convicted conman.