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...Bernard Madoff's prepared statement, delivered Thursday in U.S. District Court in New York...
Your Honor, for many years up until my arrest on December 11, 2008, I operated a Ponzi scheme through the investment advisory side of my business, Bernard L. Madoff Securities LLC, which was located here in Manhattan, New York at 885 Third Avenue. I am actually grateful for this first opportunity to publicly speak about my crimes, for which I am so deeply sorry and ashamed. As I engaged in my fraud, I knew what I was doing was wrong, indeed criminal. When I began the Ponzi scheme I believed it would end shortly and I would be able...
...Bernard Madoff's lawyer, Ira Sorkin, told U.S. District Judge Denny Chin on Tuesday that Madoff expects to plead guilty to charges that will put him in prison for up to 150 years. (Watch the video of Madoff pleads guilty...
...size of the fraud, which dates back to the 1980s, at $170 billion, which includes money invested with Madoff, interest earned and payouts to investors as well as the value of things he bought for himself, like a yacht. "The charges reflect an extraordinary array of crimes committed by Bernard Madoff for over 20 years," said acting U.S. Attorney Lev L. Dassin in a statement. (See pictures of the demise of Madoff...
...gambles that America will renege on its financial obligations. Being on par with France is even more humiliating than if we were compared to Cameroon which had a GDP of only $44 billion last year, less than Bernie Madoff took from his clients. (See pictures of the Demise of Bernard Madoff...