Diana Henriques

Senior Financial Writer, New York Times

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Senior financial writer for the New York Times and author of Wizard of Lies, a forthcoming book on Bernard Madoff

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Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme defrauded investors of some $20 billion, and a trustee for the victims wants to recover $32 billion, including punitive damages.

$7 Billion Settlement for Madoff's Victims

Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme defrauded investors of some $20 billion, and a trustee for the victims wants to recover $32 billion, including punitive damages.

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There was a burst of applause in a Manhattan courtroom today when federal Judge Denny Chin gave financial swindler Bernard Madoff the maximum term of 150 years in prison.

Bernie Madoff Receives the Maximum Sentence of 150 Years

There was a burst of applause in a Manhattan courtroom today when federal Judge Denny Chin gave financial swindler Bernard Madoff the maximum term of 150 years in prison.

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After pleading guilty to 11 felony counts in federal court today, Bernard Madoff did not go home to his Upper East Side apartment, but to jail, until he is sentenced on June 16.

Bernard Madoff: Behind Bars

After pleading guilty to 11 felony counts in federal court today, Bernard Madoff did not go home to his Upper East Side apartment, but to jail, until he is sentenced on June 16.

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