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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
U.S. and British investigators have joined Austrian prosecutors in examining possible ties between a Vienna fund manager and disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, whose multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme wiped out thousands of investors and charities worldwide,... Sponsored Topics: Bernard Madoff - Ponzi scheme - Austria - US - Business
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
VIENNA -- U.S. and British investigators have joined Austrian prosecutors in examining possible ties between a Vienna fund manager and disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, whose multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme wiped out thousands of investors and charities worldwide, an official said Monday.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
U.S. and British investigators have joined Austrian prosecutors in examining possible ties between a Vienna fund manager and disgraced financier Bernard Madoff, whose multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme wiped out thousands of investors and charities worldwide, an official said Monday.
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DealBreaker (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
We ask not because we're woman-haters but because we legitimately would like to know (DB field trip? Yes, please). When Feds seized her penthouse last Thursday Ponzi girl took off with just one bag , headed for an "undisclosed location." She's yet to convince someone to rent her an apartment so for now Ruthskie is presumably relying on the kindness of strangers, on account of the fact that...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Bernard Madoff should no longer be let back in society." - Madoff victimMichael Schwartz "Here the message must be sent that Mr. Madoff's crimes were extraordinarily evil and that this kind of manipulation of the system is not just a bloodless crime that takes place on paper, but one instead that takes a staggering toll."
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
Being curious about your adviser and diligent about your money can help keep investments out of harm's way I t would be nice if Bernie Madoff's 150-year prison sentence would scare straight any financial adviser who ever thought of duping a client.
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Last week brought some closure to Bernard Madoff's victims, who were swindled out of $65 billion in the largest recorded financial fraud — a scheme that was exposed in part because the plummeting stock market led investors to demand repayment of money that was long gone. With Madoff sentenced in New York to 150 years in prison, attention is shifting to the next fraud — and to the agency...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
At least 15,000 claims to recoup money lost in the Ponzi scheme have been filed, officials say. Valid claims will be eligible for up to a $500,000 payment from the Securities Investor Protection Corp. A last-minute rush by investors, including one who drove from Mexico to Dallas to beat the July 2 deadline, pushed the final number of claims in the Bernard L. Madoff fraud to more than 15,000, officials...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
US Outlook: Bernard Madoff added something unexpected to his list of apologies in court this week, as he was trying – and failing – to avoid the maximum 150-year prison sentence for his crimes. "I feel terrible that an industry I spent my life trying to improve is being criticised terribly now," he said.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. marshals seized the luxury $7 million New York City penthouse apartment of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, officials said on Thursday.
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Federal Marshals took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse Thursday in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere.
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
NEW YORK -- Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7-million Manhattan penthouse Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she asked to take with her, an official said.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
WASHINGTON: A US Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer warned about irregularities at Bernard Madoff's financial management firm as far back as 2004, The Washington Post reported yesterday, citing agency documents and sources familiar with the investigation. Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot, a lawyer in the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, sent emails to a supervisor saying...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
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 asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press.
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Federal marshals took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse today, in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere.