Bernard Madoff's Help In The Ponzi Scheme

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Yes, I believe that Bernard Madoff had help in this Ponzi scheme. I so believe that this Ponzi scheme could be master minded by one person. For example, Charles Ponzi, who back in the early 20th century master minded the first Ponzi scheme with postage stamps. Now it was amazing how he did it, because the lesson suggests that no one in the company he worked for picked up on his scheme for over 30 Years. This suggest to me that he had help. The mere fact that his company’s financial reports were never made public, could meant that his accountants could have known something fishy was going on. Even though his two sons denied knowing anything about the fraudulent events, this is even after their father confessed his crime to them seem to

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