Ponzi-scheme financier Bernard Madoff appears in court in New York
Bernard Madoff leaves Federal Court after a hearing where U.S. prosecutors persuaded a judge to end his house arrest for supposedly violating his bail conditions on January 14, 2009 in New York City. Madoff, who operated a $50 billion Ponzi-scheme, is accused of violating his bail conditions by attempting to hide his assets by mailing out $1 million worth of jewelry while under house arrest in his luxury apartment. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A judge in New York ruled that feeder-fund investors who funneled money to Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff should not be granted the status of customer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Enrica Cotellessa-Pitz pleaded guilty Monday in a Manhattan federal court to charges related to her involvement in Bernard Madoff's investment fraud scheme.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Bernard Madoff's claim he launched his Ponzi scheme during the recession of the early 1990s has been contradicted by a long-time employee, U.S. officials say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has disciplined seven agency employees over their handling of the Madoff investment fraud, sources said.
BUTNER, N.C., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Convicted investment swindler Bernard Madoff said he is past a suicidal phase and is resigned to spending the rest of his days in a North Carolina prison.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The wife of convicted Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff says the couple tried to kill themselves in their New York penthouse on Christmas Eve 2008.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Former Securities and Exchange Commission General Counsel David Becker said he has suffered from the controversy surrounding Bernard Madoff's fraud victims.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general is referring a possible conflict of interest case to the U.S. Justice Department, a report said.
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Ruth Madoff, wife of convicted Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff, is living with a sister in Florida who was also scammed in Madoff's schemes, officials say.
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