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Ruth Madoff's Fur Coat Taken By The Feds

Jul. 3, 2009
NEW YORK — Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she had asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press. Proceeds from...
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NEW YORK, June 27 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York approved an agreement Friday that allows Ruth Madoff, wife of admitted swindler Bernard Madoff, to keep $2.5 million in assets.

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Ruth Madoff to contest home seizures

NEW YORK, April 8 (UPI) -- An attorney for Ruth Madoff, wife of disgraced investor Bernard Madoff, says his client will fight the government's seizure of $62 million and two homes.

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.

Madoff's London operation investigated

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Documents show Madoffs spent a lot

NEW YORK, March 13 (UPI) -- Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, spent almost $350,000 a month just for insurance, maintenance and boat storage, a court filing Friday in New York showed.
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Madoff's wife allegedly withdrew millions

Madoff's wife allegedly withdrew millions

BOSTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Ruth Madoff, wife of Bernard Madoff, withdrew $15.5 million from a firm co-owned by her husband just before his arrest, Massachusetts' state secretary said.

Madoff to remain out on bail

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge said Monday that New York trader Bernard Madoff can remain confined to his Manhattan penthouse with an electronic monitor bracelet.
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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