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In Twist, Trustee Says More Madoff Aides Tied to Fraud

Oct. 16, 2009
The trustee in the Bernard L. Madoff case said that other employees, who were not named in documents, handled the accounts of Madoff friends and family.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch