A tell-all book written by scam artist Bernie Madoff’s ex-mistress Sheryl Weinstein is due for release on August 25, and is said to be a scathing indictment Madoff’s skills as a lover. Weinstein 60 and married for 37 years, began an affair with Madoff in 1993 and gives intimate details of numerous stays at hotels while romancing Madoff, now serving 150 years in prison for masterminding a $65 billion Ponzi scheme that financially ruined hundreds of investors.
Weinstein’s book, titled ‘Madoff’s Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie and Me’ is published by St. Martin’s Press, and incredibly describes how Madoff even conned his lover Weinstein of monies, resulting in her having to sell her Manhattan apartment. Sheryl Weinstein was one of a handful of Madoff’s victims to testify at his trial.
A number of wealthy and high-profile clients fell victim to Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, including actor Kevin Bacon, the estate of late singer John Denver and baseball great Sandy Koufax.