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Madoff accomplice denied bail, again

Oct. 28, 2009
A judge in New York challenged the government to prove that jailed financier Bernard Madoff's former finance chief is a valuable cooperator Wednesday, saying he might be continuing the biggest fraud in U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan turned...
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Mistress: Madoff 'took everything'

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NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Imprisoned New York financier Bernard Madoff's former mistress says after losing everything to him her story is the only thing she can sell.
Three Madoff homes to be auctioned off

Three Madoff homes to be auctioned off

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Three opulent homes owned by U.S. Ponzi scheme perpetrator Bernard Madoff will be auctioned off to help his victims, authorities say.

Madoff's wife gets passport back

NEW YORK, July 8 (UPI) -- The wife of convicted Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff is no longer without a passport, her attorney says.
Trustees: Madoffs spent investors' money

Trustees: Madoffs spent investors' money

NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- The family of Ponzi scheme conman Bernard Madoff used corporate cash for designer clothes and ski vacations, a filing in bankruptcy court in New York said.

Madoff's brother awarded $10G a month

NEW YORK, April 4 (UPI) -- Peter Madoff, brother of convicted Wall Street executive Bernard Madoff, can use $10,000 a month in frozen funds for living expenses, a New York judge says.

Testimony: Madoff associates ignored signs

FAIRFIELD, Conn., April 1 (UPI) -- A securities investigator in Connecticut testified that Madoff associates knew he was running an illegal Ponzi operation, but chose to ignore the warning signs.

Lawsuit: Madoff stole $20k trust fund gift

NEW YORK, March 27 (UPI) -- Jailed investor Bernie Madoff gave a $20,000 gift to the grandson of a close friend but later took $460,000 from the child's trust fund, court papers show.
Lawsuit targets Madoff's kid brother

Lawsuit targets Madoff's kid brother

NEW YORK, March 26 (UPI) -- A New York man says he is suing Bernard Madoff's brother for money lost in the financier's massive Ponzi scheme.

Madoff took cash near arrest, suit claims

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- An investor says U.S. financier Bernard Madoff took $10 million from him only six days before he was arrested for an alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

Madoff detained in NYC apartment

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The New York financier accused of perpetrating an alleged $50 billion fraud was ordered by a judge Wednesday to be detained in his Manhattan apartment.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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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