New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... as the basis for his iconic "Obama Hope" poster. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein removed that wrench from the proceedings. For now. Glut of Law Firm Office Space in U.S. Hits 6 Million Square Feet The National Law Journal Looking for some law firm office space? Well, there's plenty to be had. A recent survey by real estate services firm Jones Lang...
icWales (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... what was the biggest mistake of my life, I put my trust with Bernard Madoff,” Friehling told Judge Alvin Hellerstein.Before he explained his crimes to the judge, he said he wanted to make clear: “At no time was I ever aware Bernard Madoff was engaged in a Ponzi scheme.”He said if he had known that investor money was not properly invested, he would not have poured his family’s savings,...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... time was I aware that Mr Madoff was engaged in a Ponzi scheme," Friehling told US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan federal court during an hour-long plea proceeding. "I never had contact with investors and never acted as a feeder to investors."Madoff (71) is serving a 150-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to orchestrating the worldwide decades-long scheme of...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... no time was I aware that Mr Madoff was engaged in a Ponzi scheme," Friehling, 49, told judge Alvin Hellerstein, who released him on a $2.5m (£1.5m) bail bond. Friehling pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, four charges of making false filings to the US Securities and Exchange Commission and three counts of obstructing justice. He faces a notional maximum of 114 years...
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Ponzi scheme.With much of the money from Madoff's scandal still unaccounted for, District Judge Alvin Hellerstein advised Friehling that as part of the guilty plea, he must provide "any tangible evidence" requested by the U.S. attorney, the FBI, or the Internal Revenue Service in relation to the ongoing investigation into Madoff's finances.Federal prosecutors claim that Friehling's...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Share Resources NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor is expected to plead guilty next week in a cooperation deal, federal prosecutors told a judge Friday.Prosecutors said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein that accountant David Friehling was expected to plead guilty at a conference on Tuesday.HIS AUDITOR IS READY TO PLEADNEW YORK —...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Mr Friehling will plead guilty to seven counts of fraud next Tuesday, prosecutors said in a letter to Judge Alvin Hellerstein, of New York’s southern district court, on Thursday. Charged with securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, obstructing internal revenue laws and making fake filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, he could face more than 100 years in jail.
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
David Friehling, right, is expected to plead guilty for charges related to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- David Friehling, the long-time accountant for Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges next week, in a deal with federal prosecutors.In a letter to Judge Alvin Hellerstein of U.S. District Court in Manhattan, prosecutors...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
David Friehling, the long-time accountant of , will plead guilty to fraud charges next week, prosecutors have revealed, widening the net of conspirators in the biggest “Ponzi” scheme in history.Mr Friehling will plead guilty to seven counts of fraud next Tuesday, prosecutors said in a letter to Judge Alvin Hellerstein, of New York’s southern district court, on Thursday.
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
David Friehling, right, is expected to plead guilty for charges related to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- David Friehling, the long-time accountant for Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges next week, in a deal with federal prosecutors.In a letter to Judge Alvin Hellerstein of U.S. District Court in Manhattan, prosecutors...
LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
... decision in a Freedom of Information Act case by the American Civil Liberties Union before Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York. Indeed, when Obama visited the CIA the Monday after the release of the documents, he specifically cited this argument in his remarks to the work force. He said that he released "... the Justice Department Office of Legal Council (OLC) memos as a consequence...
