Bernie Madoff's Frathouse Secrets Still Safe 2.21K Gabriel Snyder 01/18/09 01:00PM Filed to: Hedge Fund Hustler Hedge Fund Hustler Bernie Madoff allen salkin Wall Street Scams New York Times faux-trend specialist Allen Salkin's dad knew Bernie Madoff in college. Sort of. Other than that, the only thing you'll learn from this piece is that Salkin's dad loves cream cheese.