February 24, 2014
Bernard Madoff's former secretary told a New York federal jury Monday that she was unaware of the massive Ponzi scheme and "never knowingly" committed fraud during 40 years working alongside the convicted investment adviser.
February 20, 2014
A former subordinate of Bernard Madoff who took the unusual step of testifying in his own defense over the Ponzi scheme repeatedly declined to answer a federal prosecutor's yes-or-no questions Thursday during a combative cross-examination in the closely watched trial.
February 19, 2014
Daniel Bonventre, one of five former Bernard Madoff associates on trial over the Ponzi scheme, endured a contentious cross-examination Wednesday in which he testified that a 2001 news article questioning Madoff's extraordinarily high returns did not raise red flags.
February 18, 2014
One of five former Bernard Madoff associates on trial over the epic Ponzi scheme took the unusual step Tuesday of testifying in his own defense, telling a New York federal jury he was ignorant of the fraud until Madoff's 2008 arrest and calling the swindler "a terribly ill man."
February 05, 2014
A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to allow the U.S. government to exclude its one-time star witness in the Bernie Madoff case from further cross-examination in regard to his Fifth Amendment privilege in a related civil proceeding.
December 12, 2013
A defense lawyer in the fraud case against former employees of Bernard Madoff suggested on Thursday that a star witness had lied, saying he falsely implicated his ex-colleagues to win a plea bargain.
December 03, 2013
Bernard Madoff's former personal accountant may argue that the government waited too long to bring a criminal case over his alleged involvement in Madoff's Ponzi scheme, his lawyer said Tuesday.
December 02, 2013
A former member of Bernard Madoff's inner circle testified Monday that he long knew the infamous money manager's business was not legitimate, saying that several Madoff employees now on trial were in on it.
November 19, 2013
Bernard Madoff's former controller said in New York federal court Tuesday that she helped him shuffle money around his company to make phony profits, pointing the finger at other ex-Madoff employees now on trial for allegedly aiding his fraud.
November 12, 2013
Former Madoff Operations Director Daniel Bonventre provided documents that helped hide Madoff's true earnings from auditors, a former accountant testified Tuesday at the criminal fraud trial of Bonventre and several other ex-employees of Ponzi schemer Bernard L. Madoff.