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Federal appeals court rejects Madoff victims' suit against SEC
April 10, 2013 by Michael Haggerson
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of a suit by victims of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Madoff victims had argued that the SEC was liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FCTA) for.... [more]
Federal appeals court affirms dismissal of Madoff victim lawsuit against SEC
January 29, 2013 by Dan Taglioli
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday refused to reinstate a lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by investment fraud victims of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff. The investors had sued the SEC under the waiver of sovereign immunity in the Federal.... [more]
Madoff brother sentenced to 10 years for role in Ponzi scheme
December 21, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
Peter Madoff, brother of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for his role in Bernard Madoff's multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme. He pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit securities fraud, tax fraud, mail fraud and falsifying records of.... [more]
Madoff employee pleads guilty to falsifying records
November 9, 2012 by Arjun Mishra
Irwin Lipkin, a former controller of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, (BLMIS) pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court Thursday to falsifying records. The full range of charges to which Lipkin has pleaded guilty include conspiracy to commit securities fraud, to make false filings.... [more]
Madoff trustee asks court to release over $2.5 billion for victims
July 26, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Madoff trustee Irving Picard has asked a bankruptcy court to approve the release of between $2.5 and $3.5 billion in recovered assets so that it can be distributed to victims of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. Picard has recovered over $9 billion in assets on behalf of Madoff victims but was.... [more]
Madoff brother pleads guilty in connection with Ponzi scheme
June 29, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Peter Madoff, brother of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty Friday on charges connected with Bernard Madoff's multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme. He agreed to serve 10 years in prison and give up all of his assets in exchange for permission to remain free until the US District Court.... [more]
New York judge approves settlement over Madoff Ponzi scheme
June 26, 2012 by Jamie Davis
A New York judge on Friday approved a $410 million settlement agreement between hedge fund manager Ezra Merkin and the state of New York in a lawsuit connected with the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. New York state brought suit against Merkin in 2009, accusing him of directing funds into Madoff's.... [more]
Federal prosecutors seek 230-year sentence for financier Stanford
June 8, 2012 by Sarah Posner
Federal prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to give Allen Stanford the maximum sentence of 230 years in prison for his involvement in a $47 million Ponzi scheme. This would be the maximum sentence under federal sentencing guidelines and 90 more years than Bernard Madoff received in 2009..... [more]
Madoff trustee reaches settlement with Mets owners
March 19, 2012 by Jamie Reese
Madoff trustee Irving Picard and the owners of the New York Mets on Monday reached a $162 million settlement for victims of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, avoiding a trial in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Jury selection was supposed to begin Monday in a trial that.... [more]
Federal judge rejects appeal by Madoff trustee in Mets case
January 18, 2012 by Katherine Getty
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Tuesday that Madoff trustee Irving Picard cannot appeal a ruling that threw out most of his $1 billion suit against the New York Mets. In the ruling Judge Jed Rakoff found that the only purpose an appeal would serve.... [more]
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