IA Watch’s Coverage of Madoff
Published on: 2/8/2010
Judge tosses Madoff-related charges in Cohmad case; SEC has 30 days to refile
In a blow to the SEC's effort to clean up Madoff-related messes, a federal judge last week dismissed the most serious securities fraud charges against principals from Cohmad Securities Corp., the Massachusetts broker-dealer co-owned by Madoff (IA Watch, Feb. 11, 2009).U.S. District Court Judge Louis ...
Published on: 12/14/2009
Reflections one year after Madoff rocked the investment advisory world
Sample opinions on the anniversary of the revelation of the world's largest Ponzi scheme - with the arrest Dec. 11, 2008 of one Bernie Madoff - and you hear a discussion of large and small changes, along with surprise that more hasn't occurred.News of Madoff's arrest, followed by details on the size ...
Published on: 12/7/2009
Official-looking Madoff documents hid fraudulent intent
You've heard about those phony client account statements from Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities - now you can see one (IA Watch, Nov. 13, 2009). IA Watch has obtained copies of one client's account statement as well as its client agreement with BMIS.The statement is dated Nov. 30, 2008 - the l ...
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HARRY MARKOPOLOS' INQUIRY
Exhaustive, 375-page saga in pursuit of Madoff.
IA Week obtained investigative documents tied to Madoff.
1999-2008 chronology of events.
Claim form for aggrieved investors.
CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
Watch recent hearing looking into Madoff.
Watch recent hearing looking into Madoff.
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (BMIS) crumbled amid scandal in December 2008. Madoff pleaded guilty March 12 to 11 felony counts stemming from what prosecutors call a "massive Ponzi scheme." Prosecutors say Madoff's investment advisory firm had 4,800 clients and perhaps as much as $64 billion in AUM.
LEGAL DOCUMENTS
View the U.S. attorney’s case against Madoff.
The SEC’s civil action directed at BMIS.
Examine a list of presumed clients of Madoff.
Broker-dealers who may have worked with Madoff.
Reveals vendors that Madoff’s firm apparently used.
Read Madoff’s SEC filing.