Madoff Friend Pulled Down Big Profits
Based on court papers, Irving Picard, the court-appointed trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s assets, is focusing on the 96-year-old Carl Shapiro, reports Newsday.Shapiro a philanthropist known for...
View ArticleVictims Sue SEC Over Madoff Scam
Two of Bernard Madoff’s victims have filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for alleged negligence, CNN reported.Madoff is now spending 150 years in prison for orchestrating a...
View ArticleMadoff Trustee Seeks More From Cohmad Securities
The court-appointed trustee charged with liquidating Bernard Madoff’s business is seeking to recuperate $245 million from bogus profits in his lawsuit against Cohmad Securities Corporation, said...
View ArticleMadoff Report Said to Slam SEC
Issues surrounding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) oversight of Bernard Madoff—now spending 150 years in prison for orchestrating an historic Ponzi scam—have raised serious questions for...
View ArticlePreparations for Madoff Auction Underway
As part of the ongoing Bernard Madoff financial scandal, federal marshals are inventorying possessions from Ruth and Bernard Madoff’s $7.5 million Manhattan penthouse and $3.5 million Montauk home in...
View ArticleBernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme Linked to SEC Official's Departure
The Bernard Madoff scandal may have played a role in the coming departure of a key Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official. According to Bloomberg.com, Lori Richards, director of the SEC's...
View ArticleMultiple Madoff Warnings at SEC
A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigator claims to have warned her superiors in 2004 about concerns she had with Bernard Madoff's financial management firm, said the Washington Post....
View ArticleMadoff To Spend Rest of Life In Prison; Ruth Says Bernie Betrayed Her
After months of waiting, media outlets worldwide report that disgraced financier and Ponzi scheme mastermind, Bernard Madoff, has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for swindling scores of investors...
View ArticleMadoff Investor Group Wants to Have Releases Voided
A group of Bernard Madoff's victims who waived some of their rights in order to receive accelerated payments from the trustee liquidating his assets are having second thoughts. According to...
View ArticleSEC Charges Cohmad Securities, 4 Individuals in Connection with Madoff Ponzi...
Federal securities regulators have charged Cohmad Securities Corp. and three of its officials with helping admitted swindler Bernard Madoff raise money from investors that was used to fuel his $65...
View ArticleMadoff Bankruptcies Consolidated
Bankruptcy cases involving Bernard Madoff will be consolidated in an attempt to save money and increase the chances that stolen assets will be recovered, Bloomberg.com is reporting. The decision...
View ArticleMadoff Investors Seek Change to Loss Calculation
A group of Bernard Madoff's burned investors wants a change made to the way fraud losses from his scam are calculated. According to The New York Times, the change they are seeking - to receive credit...
View ArticleNJ Bill Introduced to Ease Tax Burden on Madoff, Other Scam Victims
A bill has been introduced in the New Jersey Senate that could provide some relief to the victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme and similar scams. According to a report on NJ.com, the proposed law...
View ArticleMadoff Trustee Strikes Deal with Banco Santander
The Bernard Madoff trustee has reached a deal with Spain's largest bank regarding investments two of its hedge funds made with the admitted Ponzi schemer. According to a Bloomberg.com, Banco Santander...
View ArticleMadoff Associate Says He Would Help Prosecutors
In response to a recent lawsuit filed in connection with the ongoing and massive Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme scandal, philanthropist and investment advisor Stanley Chais has indicated a willingness to...
View ArticleMadoff Prosecutors Taking A Look at Some of His Investors
U.S. prosecutors on the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme case have reportedly set their sites on some of his investors. According to The Wall Street Journal, eight such investors are among Madoff's...
View ArticleEzra Merkin Sued by Bernard Madoff Trustee
The Bernard Madoff trustee has filed a lawsuit against Ezra Merkin, one of several so-called middlemen who recruited investors for Madoff's funds. Those funds turned out to be a huge Ponzi scheme that...
View ArticleMadoff Ponzi Scheme Prompts Calls to Regulate Financial Planners
In the wake of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme debacle, a group of financial planning organizations is calling for stricter oversight of money managers. The coalition, made up of the National...
View ArticleAlmost $7M More Found in Madoff Funds
Irving Picard, the special trustee investigating Bernard Madoff’s bogus financial schemes has found close to $7 million in six Madoff accounts at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, reports Newsday,...
View ArticleJPMorgan Hit with Madoff Lawsuit
JPMorgan Chase is facing a lawsuit over its dealings with admitted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff. According to Bloomberg.com, the lawsuit alleges that JPMorgan learned that Madoff was running a scam...
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