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NYC legal fees for Madoff trustee top $14 million

Jul. 10, 2009
A New York City law firm working with a court-appointed trustee in the Bernard Madoff case has run up more than $14.6 million in legal fees. Bankruptcy court papers filed in New York City on Friday also show that trustee Irving Picard is separately seeking...
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NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- More than 15,400 claimants met the deadline to apply for compensation for losses in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, a trustee in New York said Thursday.
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SACRAMENTO, May 19 (UPI) -- State prosecutors in California are investigating money manager Stanley Chais's dealings with investor Bernard Madoff, sources close to the office said.
Trustee files two suits in Madoff case

Trustee files two suits in Madoff case

NEW YORK, May 13 (UPI) -- Court trustee Irving Picard, assigned to the Barnard Madoff fraud case, filed a lawsuit to recover $5.1 billion from a Florida investor, court records show.

Trustee in hunt for Madoff money

NEW YORK, April 29 (UPI) -- The trustee in charge of the remains of admitted swindler Bernard Madoff's financial empire has located almost $7 million in a New York bank.
Victims to push for Madoff's bankruptcy

Victims to push for Madoff's bankruptcy

NEW YORK, April 14 (UPI) -- Attorneys for victims of Bernard Madoff's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme filed a lawsuit to force Madoff into bankruptcy, court records show.

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 closer to a plea bargain

NEW YORK, March 6 (UPI) -- Accused New York trader Bernard Madoff waived his right to a grand jury proceeding Friday, paving the path for a possible plea bargain, court records show.
Madoff attempts to sequester wife's assets

Madoff attempts to sequester wife's assets

NEW YORK, March 3 (UPI) -- Defense lawyers for accused trader Bernard Madoff said assets belonging to the New York trader's wife are not related to Madoff's alleged fraud.

Report: Madoff never made investments

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. financial investigators allege trader Bernard L. Madoff never invested his clients' money in stocks listed on account statements dating back to 1993.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler