Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC

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Case Number:

1:08-ap-01789

Court:

New York Southern

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  1. December 18, 2017

    Trustee Ready To Distribute $584M To Madoff Customers

    The liquidation trustee for Bernard Madoff's failed securities firm told a New York federal bankruptcy court Monday that he's ready to distribute more than $584 million to investors who fell victim to Madoff's Ponzi scheme, bringing the total amount that will have been paid out so far to about $11.4 billion.

  2. October 26, 2017

    BNP Paribas Says Madoff Trustee's $156M Suit Must Fail

    French bank BNP Paribas SA on Wednesday urged a New York bankruptcy judge to refuse a motion by the bankruptcy trustee for Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff's investment company to make the bank and its affiliates pay $156 million for accepting funds from the scheme, saying they were fooled by Madoff like everyone else.

  3. October 17, 2017

    Madoff Relative Must Hand Over Some Docs In Clawback Case

    A Bernie Madoff relative at the center of a Chapter 11 clawback suit waived attorney-client privilege over an email he received from his lawyer by forwarding it to the incarcerated Ponzi schemer, a New York bankruptcy judge said Tuesday in an opinion that shielded other case files sent to Madoff.

  4. September 18, 2017

    Madoff Trustee Blasts Merkin's 'Double Recovery' Claims

    The trustee for Bernie Madoff's defunct investment firm on Friday slammed efforts to prevent him from both seeking $280 million from disgraced financier J. Ezra Merkin and subordinating Merkin's claims against the estate at an upcoming trial over Ponzi scheme proceeds, saying this "double recovery" concern is off-base and premature.

  5. September 06, 2017

    Thema International To Pay $687M In Madoff Recovery

    An Irish fund that sent investor money to Bernie Madoff starting in 1996 will pay $687 million to the bankruptcy trustee for the Ponzi schemer's investment company, which is tasked with recovering funds for his victims, according to a settlement agreement filed in New York federal court Wednesday.

  6. August 31, 2017

    Madoff Trustee Seeks $156M From BNP Paribas, Upping Ante

    The bankruptcy trustee for Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff’s investment company asked a New York federal court on Wednesday to make BNP Paribas SA and its affiliates pay $156 million for allegedly “turning a blind eye” to obvious signs of fraud in a thirst for profits.

  7. August 25, 2017

    BakerHostetler Gets $32M More In Fees In Madoff Bankruptcy

    BakerHostetler will receive $32 million for four months of work managing the liquidation of Bernie Madoff's defunct investment firm after a New York bankruptcy court approved the fee request, bringing the firm's total payout for its work on the Madoff case past the $900 million mark.

  8. August 15, 2017

    SIPC Recommends $32M Fee Approval For Madoff Trustee

    The Securities Investor Protection Corp. urged a New York bankruptcy court on Tuesday to approve a request by BakerHostetler for $32 million in legal fees for four months of discounted work managing the liquidation of Bernie Madoff's defunct investment firm, saying the firm has achieved substantial progress.

  9. June 29, 2017

    Madoff Trustee Atty Blasts Discovery Concealment Accusation

    A Thursday court hearing intended to help establish ground rules for an upcoming deposition of securities fraudster Bernie Madoff took a turn for the nasty when counsel for the trustee liquidating Madoff's defunct firm blustered that he's sick of being accused of hiding the Ponzi schemer's legitimate trading records.

  10. June 16, 2017

    4-Year-Old Madoff Victim Fund To Begin Payments This Year

    Victims of Bernie Madoff's infamous Ponzi scheme received long-awaited news Thursday, as a $4 billion fund set up by the government in 2013 to pay investor loss claims indicated disbursements would begin later this year as a result of the recent approval of more than 35,000 petitions.