Today's Madoff Caper

Stephanie Madoff Mack Offended by Ruth's '60 Minutes' Interview

On Wednesday's show, in an exclusive interview with Stephanie Madoff Mack, Anderson goes inside one of the most hated families in America -- the Madoffs.

It's been nearly three years since Bernie Madoff, the former financial wiz and non-executive chairman of NASDAQ was discovered to be a fraud -- confessing to running a $65-billion Ponzi scheme in which he swindled thousands, destroying the lives of his victims, and the lives of his own family.

On Sunday, Ruth and son Andrew Madoff broke their silence in an interview with Morley Safer on CBS' "60 Minutes," and now, for the first time, Stephanie Madoff Mack is responding to their appearance.

"What did you think when you saw that?" asks Anderson.

"For Ruth to talk about trying to kill herself so flippantly like that is so offensive to me, because that's how my husband died. Ruth says she was happy she woke up. I'm happy for Ruth that she woke up, but I just wish my husband had, and he didn't."

Anderson notes, "At one point she actually said -- she described something as the worst thing that ever happened to her. But what she was describing was an affair that her husband Bernie had had, not death of your husband, not the suicide of her own son."

Stephanie responds, "I can't even imagine the pain Ruth must feel about losing a son, but to say that the affair was worse, it's just -- it doesn't make sense to me. She doesn't make sense to me."

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What Madoff's Victims Say

Bernie Madoff's financial crimes affected the lives of thousands of innocent people. On Wednesday's show, Anderson meets some of his victims; everyday people who lost it all.

After the show, the conversation continued with Ilene Kent, Maureen Ebel, Norma Hill and Richard and Cindy Friedman. Learn more about the victims below and tell us in the comments what you have learned about the faces behind Madoff's fraud.