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    By David Schepp

    | 4:00PM 12/17/2010
    Federal prosecutors and the trustee in charge of recovering money for the victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme have reached a settlement with the estate of Jeffry Picower worth $7.2 billion.

    By Hugh Collins

    | 8:39AM 12/13/2010
    Mark Madoff may be dead, but the litigation against him isn't going away anytime soon. Last week, a court-appointed trustee sued Mark Madoff along with two of his siblings, saying they had used ill-gotten gains from their father's fraud. On Saturday morning, Mark Madoff, 46, was found hanged...

    By Hugh Collins

    | 7:11AM 12/09/2010
    Irving Picard, the trustee trying to recover money on behalf of the victims of Bernie Madoff, said he filed lawsuits against seven global banks seeking total compensation of more than $1 billion. Picard filed complaints against Citibank (C), Natixis SA, Fortis, ABN AMRO Bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya...

    By Hugh Collins

    | 7:34AM 12/08/2010
    Irving Picard, the trustee charged with recovering assets on behalf of Bernie Madoff's victims, sued the owner of The New York Mets. The suit against Sterling Equities, a real-estate developer, was sealed as the parties are currently in negotiations, CNN said. The suit was filed in U.S....

    By Hugh Collins

    | 6:42AM 12/07/2010
    Irving Picard, trustee for the victims of the Madoff fraud, has a new target – other Madoff clients. Picard has filed lawsuits against hundreds of defendants saying they profited from Madoff's giant Ponzi scheme, withdrawing more than they invested, CNN reported. He's seeking damages on...

    By Hugh Collins

    | 5:36AM 12/06/2010
    Irving Picard, the trustee seeking money for victims of the Bernie Madoff scam, is suing HSBC Holdings (HBC) and feeder funds for at least $9 billion. Picard said that HSBC and a network of funds in Europe, the Caribbean and Central America sent Madoff more than $8.9 billion in business while...

    By Danny King

    | 6:30PM 12/02/2010
    A court-appointed trustee is suing JPMorgan Chase for its alleged involvement in Bernard Madoff's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. The investment bank was Madoff's primary bank for 20 years. JPMorgan said it didn't know about -- much less assist -- Madoff's fraud.

    By Hugh Collins

    | 9:04AM 11/24/2010
    The trustee representing investors cheated by Bernie Madoff sued Swiss bank UBS (UBS) for $2 billion. The suit alleges that UBS collaborated with Madoff's Ponzi scheme, The Associated Press reported. The suit alleges 23 counts of financial fraud and misconduct by UBS and related entities and...

    By David Schepp

    | 12:00PM 11/18/2010
    Annette Bongiorno and Joann "Jodi" Crupi, both long-term employees at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, were arrested Thursday and charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, securities fraud, falsifying documents and tax evasion.

    By Matthew Scott

    | 8:30PM 11/16/2010
    The owners of Manhattan%u2019s landmark Lipstick Building, which housed convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff's opulent offices, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Could new owners make the economics work?