NEW YORK, July 13 (UPI) -- Victims of disgraced New York investor Bernie Madoff should get refund checks soon, said the trustee handling funds collected in the massive Ponzi scheme.
New York Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland approved Picard's request Tuesday to put $2.6 billion of the $7.6 billion he collected in a customer fund, where he will begin making distributions, the New York Post reported Wednesday.