Madoff is Protecting People, Says Former Personal Secretary

Eleanor Squillari, Bernie Madoff's former personal secretary, tells the TODAY Show that she believes Madoff is protecting people.

Eleanor Squillari, Bernie Madoff's former personal secretary, tells the TODAY Show that she believes Madoff is protecting people. Squillari said that by 2005, "Bernie and [wife] Ruth were on top of the world and had begun spending money at the rate they never had before." She also believes that Madoff, a maticulous planner, also staged his arrest and left behind specific clues that he wanted investigators to find, in order to protect people involved in his scheme.

Eleanor Squillari, Bernie Madoff's former personal secretary, tells the TODAY Show that she believes Madoff is protecting people. Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology. View Full Bio