Madoff Trustee Seeks $19.6 Billion From Austrian Banker
Sonja Kohn is accused of masterminding a 23-year conspiracy that played a central role in financing the gigantic Ponzi scheme.
View ArticleMadoff Won’t Be Attending His Son’s Funeral
Bernard L. Madoff announced Monday, through his lawyer, that he would not seek permission to attend funeral services "out of consideration for the family's privacy."
View ArticleSpeculators Are Eager to Bet on Madoff Claims
Hedge funds and other investment firms have been quietly contacting victims of Bernard L. Madoff to buy approved claims immediately for cash, but at a sharp discount.
View ArticleMark Madoff’s Name Became Too Big a Burden to Bear
Mark Madoff was trying to rebuild his life, but the burdens of being Bernie Madoff’s son had steadily become unsustainable.
View ArticleDeal Recovers $7.2 Billion for Madoff Fraud Victims
The settlement with the estate of the late billionaire Jeffry Picower is the largest civil forfeiture payment in American judicial history.
View ArticleHarvard’s Madoff Connection
Bernard L. Madoff, the convicted fraudster, is working with a faculty member at Harvard Business School on a case study about his career experiences, including the Ponzi scheme.
View ArticleMore Than Madoff: Problems With U.S. Marshal’s Asset Sales
An report by the Justice Department inspector general in the Complex Asset Team at the United States Marshals Service shows that Mr. Madoff was not the only notable fraudster whose assets were badly...
View ArticleMadoff Victims Set to Get First Payments
A batch of checks totaling $312 million “is the first return of stolen funds to Madoff’s defrauded customers,” Irving H. Picard, the trustee, said.
View ArticleFormer Madoff Trader to Plead Guilty
A former trader at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities is expected to plead guilty to participating in an investment fraud beginning in the early 1970s, two decades earlier than Mr. Madoff claims...
View ArticleTop Courts in U.S. and Britain Enter the Madoff Fray
As Bernard L. Madoff completes the third year of a 150-year sentence for masterminding his global Ponzi scheme, the top courts in the United States and Britain are tackling issues that could have a...
View ArticleMadoff’s Brother Sets Plea Deal in Ponzi Case
Peter Madoff, the younger brother of the convicted fraudster Bernard L. Madoff, is expected to admit to, among other things, falsifying records, making false statements to securities regulators and...
View ArticleExamining the Ponzi Scheme Through the Mind of the Con Artist
In her new book, Tamar Frankel, a legal scholar, explores the psychology of the financial criminals and what makes them tick.
View ArticlePeter Madoff Is Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in Fraud
Peter Madoff, Bernard L. Madoff's younger brother, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for his role in enabling the extensive fraud that swindled investors out of billions of dollars.
View ArticleBroader Pool of Madoff Victims to Benefit From Fund
So-called indirect investors, representing about 70 percent of all the claims filed, are eligible for compensation from a $2.35 billion fund collected by the Justice Department.
View ArticleJury Says 5 Madoff Employees Knowingly Aided Swindle of Clients’ Billions
A federal jury in Manhatttan has found five associates of the convicted swindler Bernard L. Madoff guilty on 31 counts of aiding one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history.
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