Ruth Madoff is the wife of Bernie Madoff, who was a financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, know her net worth is 2023
Netflix just dropped a documentary series called Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street! It is the latest series that revolves around Bernie Madoff, the fraudster and financier who was the mastermind of the largest Ponzi scheme in history and was married to Ruth Madoff. Ruth’s husband Bernie passed away at 82 years of age in the year 2021.
Who is Ruth Madoff wife of Bernie Madoff, where is she now today, net worth in 2023
For people who are still unaware, let us tell you, Bernie Madoff is an American financial fraudster who served a prison sentence for a criminal financial scheme until his death in April of 2021.
Ruth Madoff family
The financier Bernie Madoff got married to the love of life Ruth Madoff, who was never charged in the case and the duo had 2 kids together.
How Ruth Madoff’s husband Bernie Madoff die?
Bernie Madoff passed away at the age of 82 in 2021. At that time, the news of Bernie’s death was declared by the Bureau of Prisons.
In a statement that was issued, Bernie Madoff’s attorney stated, “Bernie, up until his death, lived with guilt and remorse for his crimes. Although the crimes Bernie was convicted of have come to define who he was and he was also a father and a husband. He was also a very soft-spoken person and an intellectual. Bernie was by no means perfect. But no man is.”
In 2020, Bernie Madoff’s lawyers filed court papers for trying to get him out of jail. At that time, his attorneys stated that he suffered from end-stage renal disease and several other chronic medical conditions. Although, the request got refused.
After the passing of disgraced financier Bernie Madoff, Mayor Bill de Blasio stated, “The day someone passes is not a time for dancing on a grave but let’s just be honest, many people were hurt by his actions and it’s time to turn the page and move ahead.”
Ruth Madoff age, family and education
Ruth Madoff is the wife of fraudster Bernie Madoff. She was born on the 18th of May in 1941, and she hails from Queens, New York. She is presently 81 years old as of 2022. Ruth was born to Saul Alpern, who was an accountant who died in 1999, at the age of 95 years and her mother’s name was Sara Alpern, and passed away in 1996 at the age of 92 years.
Ruth was raised up in a Jewish family and has one sister whose name is Joan Roman. She completed her graduation from Far Rockaway High School and soon after, earned a degree in the subject of Psychology from Queens College. Furthermore, Ruth graduated from the University of New York with a Master’s degree in Science degree in nutrition in 1992.
Following Andrew’s death in 2014, Ruth moved to a nondescript condo-complex in Old Greenwich, living in a one-bedroom apartment and since September 2020 she has resided with Susan Elkin, her former daughter-in-law from Mark Madoff’s first marriage, in a $4.4 million beachfront property in Old Greenwich.
Her net worth stands at $2 million.