Picower’s Madoff Take Now Estimated to Be $7.2 Billion
As a man who cherishes his privacy, the attention Jeffry Picower received on Thursday must have made him wince. On the same day that … more…
Picower: Charges of Complicity With Madoff “Baseless”
The man who Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme may have enriched the most responded in court filings today to allegations that he was com … more…
Madoff Gets 150 Years; His Client Jeffry Picower Gets $5 Billion
Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison today for carrying out a $65 billion fraud. But as ProPublica’s Jake Bernstein re … more…
Madoff Client Jeffry Picower Netted $5 Billion—Likely More Than Madoff Himself
June 24: This post has been corrected.
It is rare these days to see Bernard Madoff's name in print unaccompanied by the word "P … more…
Auditing the Audit Firms
This story was co-published with Barrons.
The Big Four accounting firms are used to embarrassing headlines about their purported mi … more…
This Week in Scandals: Bailout Moves Threaten to Backfire
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This Week in Scandals: Merrill Probes and Madoff’s Plea
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This Week in Scandals: AIG Anger, Madoff Moves and More
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This Week in Scandals: Pay Caps and Cons
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This Week in Scandals: TARP’s Midlife Crisis and More
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This Week in Scandals: Investigating the TARP, Madoff’s List and More
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This Week in Scandals: Wall Street’s Bonus Bonanza, Gitmo’s File Fiasco and More
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This Week in Scandals: BofA Secrecy, Goodbye Gitmo, and More
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Update: Madoff Stays Out of the Slammer
Last week we wondered why disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was ordered to remain under house arrest rather than go to jail. Federal … more…
This Week in Scandals: New Munis Scandal!
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Why Didn’t Madoff Get the Slammer in the First Place?
Earlier this week, federal prosecutors filed a brief (PDF) arguing that Bernard Madoff should be thrown in jail and have his $10 mill … more…
Madoff’s ‘Booster Rocket’
Fairfield Greenwich Group has billed itself as an innocent victim of Bernie Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Yet today's Ne … more…
‘The World’s Largest Hedge Fund Is a Fraud’
It just keeps getting worse for the SEC. Documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal show the agency was downright lethargic in inv … more…
SEC Culpa!
Yesterday, we ran through the reasons why the SEC might have missed Bernard Madoff’s long-running Ponzi scheme. SEC Chair Christopher … more…
Why the SEC Missed Madoff’s Con
Bernard Madoff's firm managed $17.1 billion in assets, he declared this past January in his investment adviser filing with the SEC. H … more…
February 26, 2010
Another Madoff Aide Faces Fraud Charges Diana B. Henriques, New York Times, February 26, 2010
February 09, 2010
S.E.C. Enforcers Focus on Avoiding Madoff Repeat Jenny Anderson, New York Times, February 09, 2010
January 08, 2010
Meant to Be a Safety Net, Bank Custodians Tangle Investors Floyd Norris, New York Times, January 08, 2010
December 10, 2009
Madoff Auditor Plea May Signal Other Probe Amir Efrati, Wall Steet Journal ($), December 10, 2009
December 03, 2009
After Madoff, Few Charities Go Public With Reforms Josh Nathan-Kazis, The Forward, December 03, 2009
December 02, 2009
Madoff Trustee: Philanthropist Got $1 Billion in Fake Profit Beth Healy, Boston Globe, December 02, 2009
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