The Madoff Circle: Who Knew What?

by Jake Bernstein
ProPublica, June 2, 2010, 2:40 p.m.

Civil suits and court motions that have been filed in the Madoff case hint that a small circle of men played knowing, integral roles in the scheme, in some cases benefiting more from it than even Madoff himself.

Picower’s Madoff Take Now Estimated to Be $7.2 Billion

by Jake Bernstein
ProPublica, Oct. 1, 2009, 3:58 p.m.

A filing by a court-appointed trustee declares that Jeffry Picower was the biggest beneficiary of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

Picower: Charges of Complicity With Madoff “Baseless”

by Jake Bernstein
ProPublica, July 31, 2009, 7:19 p.m.

An investor whose family made billions in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme says he was deceived like everyone else.

Madoff Gets 150 Years; His Client Jeffry Picower Gets $5 Billion

by Alexandra Andrews
ProPublica, June 29, 2009, 3:35 p.m.

A lawsuit says a client of Bernard Madoff should have known he was getting rich from a fraud.

Auditing the Audit Firms

by A.C. Thompson and Jake Bernstein
ProPublica, May 10, 2009, 12:31 p.m.

Investors accuse auditing firms of letting fraud go unchecked.

Update: Madoff Stays Out of the Slammer

by Mosi Secret
ProPublica, Jan. 12, 2009, 4:19 p.m.

Losses Unknown From Madoff’s ‘One Big Lie’

by Paul Kiel
ProPublica, Dec. 12, 2008, 1:58 p.m.