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Innocent Madoff Investors Must Pay Back Profits, Court Rules
A federal appeals court says investors who profited from Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme must pay back their profits even if they knew nothing of it.
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Judge Rejects Ponzi King Madoff's Bid for Early Release
A judge has rejected Ponzi king Bernard Madoff’s bid for early release from his 150-year prison sentence
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Bernie Madoff Victims to Receive Millions More
Victims of Bernard Madoff will receive an additional $378.5 million in funds forfeited to the government in connection with his decades-long Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said. This distribution is the fifth in a series of payouts that will eventually return more than $4 billion to victims as compensation for losses they suffered from the collapse of the Bernard L….
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Prosecutors Urge Denial of Early Prison Release for Madoff
Federal prosecutors say 81-year-old Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff should not be released early from prison even if kidney disease kills him within months
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Ponzi Scheme King Bernie Madoff Says He Is Dying, Seeks Early Prison Release
Bernie Madoff, the notorious Ponzi schemer, says that he is dying from terminal kidney disease, and on Wednesday asked a judge to grant him an early release from prison on compassionate grounds so that he can live out his remaining days with a friend.
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Michael Cohen's Prison Stint Will Feature ‘The Situation,' Shabbat Services and Bunk Beds
“The Situation” and the Fyre Festival fraudster are already there. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, is up next. It’s not reality TV. It’s a federal prison 70 miles (113 kilometers) from New York City where white-collar and D-list scoundrels can do time while playing bocce ball and noshing on rugelach. Cohen, 53, is due to report...
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Cohen Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, was sentenced to three years in prison for crimes including violating campaign finance laws and lying to congress.
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10 Years Later, Here's What Became of Bernie Madoff's Inner Circle
Few people outside of Wall Street had heard of Bernard Madoff before he confessed to his epic fraud in 2008. In the decade since, he has become the personification of greed — and a household name. Madoff and his inner circle have been featured in books, movies, even an off-Broadway play. Here is what has become of some of the major players.
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Trump, Madoff and Weinstein: A Look at Schneiderman's Notable Cases
Eric Schneiderman, who took office as New York attorney general on Jan. 1, 2011, announced Monday that he would resign after four women accused him of being physically abusive. The accusations had led Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to call for an investigation. Early Tuesday, the Manhattan DA’s office confirmed it had opened an investigation. “Our office has opened...