Ruth Madoff

Ruth Madoff
Born
Ruth Alpern

(1941-05-18) May 18, 1941 (age 83)
Alma materNew York University
Queens College
OccupationBookkeeper
EmployerBernard L. Madoff Investment Securities
Spouse
(m. 1959; died 2021)
Children

Ruth Madoff (/ˈmdɔːf/ MAY-doff;[1] née Alpern; born May 18, 1941)[2] is an American former bookkeeper and the widow of Bernie Madoff, the convicted American financial fraudster who served a prison sentence for a criminal financial scheme until his death in April 2021. After her husband's arrest for his fraud, she and her husband attempted suicide in 2008. While she had $70 million in assets in her name, after her husband was imprisoned she was stripped of all of her money other than $1–2 million by the government, and by the trustee for her husband's firm, Irving Picard.

  1. ^ "Voice of America pronunciation guide". Voice of America. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ruth Madoff 05/18/1941 1-646-724-1950".