March 20, 2014
A New York federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of five former Bernie Madoff associates said Thursday that she would dismiss a juror whose illness had delayed the case for several days.
March 19, 2014
The criminal trial of five former Bernie Madoff associates — already one of the longest in New York federal court history — could be further delayed due to a juror's queasy stomach, a judge said on Wednesday.
March 14, 2014
Arguments in the marathon trial of five former Bernie Madoff associates concluded Friday, with a federal prosecutor alleging the defendants had played a critical role in the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
March 13, 2014
Five former Bernie Madoff associates who have insisted they didn't know about the Ponzi scheme are like adults who claim to still believe in Santa Claus, a federal prosecutor said Thursday during a combative trial session that featured a slew of curse words and objections.
March 12, 2014
Bernie Madoff was a "pathological liar" who concealed his Ponzi scheme from employees while winning their trust with acts of kindness, an attorney for Madoff's former operations chief said Wednesday as the defense concluded its arguments in a five-month trial.
March 11, 2014
An attorney for former Bernard Madoff aide Annette Bongiorno on Tuesday accused prosecutors of attempting to distract jurors from the case and make them "jealous" by repeatedly emphasizing the defendant's previous wealth, including a $50 million investment account and her silver Bentley.
March 10, 2014
The government's star witness in a trial against five former Bernie Madoff associates is a serial liar and "villain" who testified merely to save his own skin, a defense attorney said on Monday during closing arguments in the blockbuster case.
March 04, 2014
Five former employees at Bernard Madoff's securities firm "told an avalanche of lies" as they aided the massive Ponzi scheme, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday during closing arguments in a five-month trial that has shed new light on the historic fraud.
February 27, 2014
A federal prosecutor on Thursday sought to undermine testimony by former Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC employee Annette Bongiorno that she didn't spend her earnings on luxury items, showing jurors photographs of her silver Bentley and of a $6.5 million condo she hoped to buy.
February 25, 2014
A New York federal judge on Tuesday abruptly adjourned the trial of five former Bernard Madoff associates so that a juror could receive emergency medical attention for an apparent respiratory issue.