http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:39:56Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1409 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/15/121954/47 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/madoff_1205718c.jpg" class="top"><p>Last week's shocking news that investor <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/page/bernard-madoff.html">Bernie Madoff</a> was running the biggest Ponzi scheme ever, in which losses totaled about <i>$50 billion</i>, is still sending aftershocks throughout communities around the world. And the <a href=http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Beachcomber+Resort+at+Montauk/local/1409"><b>Beachcomber Resort Hotel</b></a> in Montauk is just one of many affected. While the Beachcomber did not invest with Madoff the hotel was the site of the Madoff company's huge Fourth of July Parties each year. The <a href="http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/Home/News/MadoffinMontauk/tabid/7369/Default.aspx">East Hampton Star</a> reports: <blockquote><p>According to a longtime employee of the hotel, who asked to remain anonymous, Mr. Madoff would rent the entire hotel for "anybody from the mail room up to the top executive," and was diligent about checking in to make sure "his people" juliana 2008-12-15T12:46:00-05:00 41.0295550 -71.960033 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/