Madoff

Madoff: 150 Years Are Just the Start

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

If the system is broken, can Madoff victims expect just solutions? And since when do umpires share in the spoils of victory?

Madoff's Apartment: An Inside look At The Luxury Duplex

New York Daily News | Thomas Zambito | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York


Here's an exclusive look at the luxurious apartment Ruth Madoff is being forced to vacate....

This Week in Cheating: Madoff Sentenced

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 07.30.2009 | Comedy


Jeff Kreisler

Bernie Madoff got 150 years in prison, though he told investors it was 175 years... and they each told two investors it was 190 years... and so on and so on and so on...

Sam Stein

White House: Madoff Verdict Was Meant To Send A Message

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


The White House weighed in on the sentencing of Bernie Madoff on Monday, saying the hefty 150-years behind bars for the convicted Ponzi scheme artist ...

Madoff's 150-Year Sentence In Context (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business


As you probably know by now, Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for orchestrating the largest ponzi scheme in history. The sheer ...

Madoff: More Money Laundering than Ponzi

Diane Francis | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business


Diane Francis

Madoff is more than just a sociopath. Too much of this story doesn't hang together and he was too functional in other aspects of his existence.

Did Bernie Madoff Get Justice? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York


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Madoff Victims Speak Out At Sentencing (VIDEO) (UPDATED)

Posted 07.30.2009 | Business


Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison earlier today, a maximum sentence. In front of the Manhattan courthouse, Madoff victims spoke out....

Ruth Madoff Can't Find New Apartment: Report

New York Post | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York


Ruth Madoff, wife of Wall Street scam artist Bernard Madoff, is having trouble finding a new home after being forced to give her $7.5 million 64th str...

Madoff Sentencing Scheduled For Today

AP | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business


NEW YORK (AP) -- Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff is due back in court today to hear his punishment for running a massive Ponzi scheme. Madoff's l...

Madoff Sentenced To 150 Years In Prison

AP | TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business


NEW YORK — A federal judge rejected Bernard Madoff's plea for leniency Monday, sentencing the 71-year-old swindler to spend the rest of his life...

The Madoff Twelve

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.24.2009 | Home


Norb Vonnegut

Ira Sorkin, defense attorney for Bernard Madoff, requested his client's sentence be limited to twelve years. He cited Madoff's age and thirteen-year l...

Madoff Client, Jeffry Picower, Netted $5 Billion From Ponzi Scheme

ProPublica | Jake Bernstein | Posted 07.24.2009 | Business


By Jake Bernstein, ProPublica It is rare these days to see Bernard Madoff's name in print unaccompanied by the word "Ponzi." Yet recent allegations...

Madoff Scandal: SEC Charges Cohmad Securities, Chais With Fraud

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 07.23.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Federal regulators filed securities fraud charges Monday against a prominent California investment adviser and a New York brokerage fir...

Rene‐Thierry Magon De La Villehuchet's Widow Speaks Out, Calls Madoff 'A Murderer'' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.23.2009 | Business


In an interview with Fox Business scheduled to air tonight, Claudine de la Villehuchet, the widow of French investor Rene‐Thierry Magon De La Villeh...

Madoff Scald: SEC Inspector-General Meets With Fraudster

Jun. 18, 2009 | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business


NEW YORK (CNN) -- Admitted fraudster Bernard Madoff, the mastermind of history's biggest Ponzi scheme, had a three-hour meeting with the Securities an...

Madoff: The Three Amigos

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

What do Bernie Madoff, Ahmed Ghailani, and a captured Somali pirate have in common? They're all locked in the same New York prison.

Is the SEC Awake?

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

The Securities and Exchange Commission barred Bernard Madoff from the securities business. We all feel safer now? Yeah, right.

Bonfire of The Vanities: The Arrogance of British Politics

Cedric Perrier | Posted 07.17.2009 | World


Cedric Perrier

Politicians have long been fodder for the rabble-rousing editor of any tabloid, but when exactly did we stop respecting or appreciating those we elect to represent us in the legislative process?

8 Common Sense Questions To Ask A Potential Investment Counsel

Anne Naylor | Posted 07.14.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you." -- Oscar Wilde Money ...

Madoff Leftovers

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

Madoff victims don't need a cook. They need Solomon to sort through these complicated issues of law and fairness.

Madoff Whistleblower Markopolos Blasts SEC But Praises New Chair Schapiro

BusinessWeek | Aaron Pressman | Posted 07.08.2009 | Business


Chartered financial analyst Harry Markopolos spent 10 years unsuccessfully trying to convince the Securities & Exchange Commission to investigate Bern...

Madoff Sons Latest Suffering

New York Post | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business


BOY, it stinks to be Bernie Madoff's sons. Andrew and Mark Madoff -- who claim to know nothing of their dad's Ponzi scheme despite having made mil...

WMD: Weapons of Money Destruction

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 06.28.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

Get-rich-quick schemes are the new WMD.

Banco Santander To Pay $235 Million In Madoff Case

New York Times | Zachery Kouwe | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business


Banco Santander, which funneled $3 billion of its clients' money to Bernard L. Madoff, agreed Tuesday to pay $235 million to settle potential legal cl...