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Bernard Madoff had 100 signed checks worth $173 million in his desk, prosecutors say
Prosecutors said investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Bernard Madoff's office desk that he was ready to send out to friends and relatives at the time of his arrest last month in what is alleged to be largest financial fraud in...Tags: Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Bernard Madoff
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Madoff case one more clan problem
American Jews are watching the Bernard Madoff case closely. Their concern, spoken or not, is that there is something about the Madoff scandal that will be perceived as inherently Jewish. Perhaps only the intimate Jewish culture, whose members work,...Tags: New York Stock Exchange, Corporate Crime, Bernard Madoff, SEC, Financial Markets
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madoff case: Signed Checks In Desk Meant For Friends, Family
NEW YORK — Prosecutors said Thursday that investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Bernard Madoff's office desk that he was ready to send out to his closest family and friends at the time of his arrest last month in what is...Tags: Upper East Side, Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Bernard Madoff
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Capsule Reviews: 'Tracing Cowboys,' 'Yonkers Joe'
On the last scheduled day of shooting what would become "Tracing Cowboys," writer, co-producer and lead actor Sacha Grunpeter died in an auto accident. The specter of this knowledge haunts the finished film, directed by Jason Wulfsohn, giving it a sense...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Corporate Crime, Casino and Gambling, Los Angeles, Sam Adams
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HARTFORD: Ex-Analyst At MassMutual Sentenced For Fraud
A former financial analyst at MassMutual Finance Group was sentenced Thursday to five months in prison and three years of probation for stealing money from customers' annuity accounts. Gloria Negron, 39, of Sprague Street, Hartford and formerly of East...Tags: Massachusetts, Corporate Crime, Punishment, East Hartford, Sprague
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Law helps prosecutors convict public officials of corruption
South Florida Sun-SentinelFederal prosecutors have used a powerful weapon to land a string of corruption convictions against Palm Beach County politicians: a controversial federal statute known as honest services fraud. The broad anti-corruption measure brought down county...Tags: Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Theft, Ethics, Justice System
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Palm Beach County Commissioner McCarty resigns, faces corruption charges
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe stain of corruption on Palm Beach County government spread deeper Thursday when Commissioner Mary McCarty resigned, becoming the third commissioner since 2006 to step down facing federal charges. McCarty said in her resignation letter that she...Tags: Prosecution, Corrupt Practices, Corporate Crime, South Florida Water Management District, Justice System
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Jury begins deliberations in case against ex-Orange County sheriff accused of taking bribes
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of a former Southern California sheriff accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for the power of his office. The deliberations began... -
Financial Analyst Sent To Prison
A former financial analyst at MassMutual Finance Group was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport to five months in prison and three years of probation for stealing money from customers' annuity accounts. Gloria Negron, 39, of Sprague Street,...Tags: Massachusetts, Justice System, Corporate Crime, Court Administration, Local Authority
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Madoff was ready to send out $173M, prosecutors say
anthony.destefano@newsday.comBernard Madoff, the accused Wall Street swindler, could learn as early as Friday if he will have his $10-million bail revoked and spend his days in a federal jail cell. Thursday, government prosecutors filed additional legal papers with federal...Tags: Upper East Side, Justice System, Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Bernard Madoff
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LA federal judge hears arguments on move to dismiss conviction in MySpace hoax case
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for a woman convicted in a MySpace hoax directed at a teen who ended up committing suicide asked a judge to dismiss her convictions Thursday, saying a computer-fraud law was improperly used to prosecute her. U.S....Tags: Prosecution, Corporate Crime, Laws, Missouri, Los Angeles
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New Madoff quandary: Some 'victims' do math and realize they profited from alleged scam
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The many Bernard Madoff investors who withdrew money from their accounts over the years are now wrestling with an ethical and legal quandary. What they thought were profits was likely money stolen from other clients in what...Tags: Corporate Crime, Retirement, Bernard Madoff, Mutual Funds, New Jersey
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