The stink of the Madoff name
What’s in a name, anyway?
We hate to keep picking on Bernie Madoff in this space but, let’s face it, he’s a crook who likely deserves it.
And his story, to be sure, simply won’t end. News came out today that Stephanie Madoff, the daughter-in-law to the prolific Ponzi pirate, has taken to a Manhattan court to have her name legally changed.
According to CNN, Stephanie and her family have received death threats and wish to “avoid additional embarrassment, harassment and endangerment associated with the name ‘Madoff,’” as stated in court documents.
(Madoff, as you know, was recently sentenced to 150 years in prison for his role in the disastrous Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors from billions of their dollars.)
This appears to be a prime example of how any “guilt by association” arguments in this case are flawed, too. Stephanie married Bernie’s son, Mark, and by all accounts had zero to do with his crooked financing. Tough not to feel for her and her two children – who will have their surname changed to Morgan – here.
And what a stink that Madoff name has now. Bernie’s daughter-in-law should consider these six name changes if she wants a moniker less notorious than her current one:
1. Stephanie Dahmer
2. Stephanie bin Laden
3. Stephanie Wilkes Booth
4. Stephanie L. GaGa
5. Stephanie Harvey Oswald
6. Stephanie the Ripper
In all seriousness, I certainly would change my name if it ended Madoff, and so might you.
Makes you wonder what the other dozen-or-so Madoffs in New York City are thinking right about now.
By Jason Buckland, MSN Money
Posted by: jojo | Feb 26, 2022 4:31:38 PM
buckland, dont get your panties in a knot...never trust anyone is the lesson here..specially now, when everyone is so money hungry.
Posted by: dakota | Feb 26, 2022 10:40:03 PM
let's not forget that the melt down in the financial sector was man made and made in america on wall street ...... it's all about greed ..... the financial industry is a very lucrative industry to be connected to.
Posted by: Don | Mar 5, 2022 10:32:34 AM
I think it is sad. There was one bad apple and these childern will lose their heritage and family name over his behaviour. I am sure rgardless of their involvement ,people with assume they had benefited from "tainted" money in one form or another. Maybe not cash but gifts...etc
I am sure they had no problem in accepting perks that came along with having a prominent name prior to the scandal but the childern dont deserve to be threatend