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    JP Morgan Chase to Pay $1.7 Billion in Madoff Case

    It's been five years since Bernard Madoff was arrested for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in US history. Now his primary bank is finally facing its own punishment, of sorts.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    It's been five years since Bernard Madoff was arrested for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in US history. Now his primary bank is finally facing its own punishment, of sorts. JP Morgan Chase will pay a $1.7 billion fine to settle criminal charges by federal prosecutors that it failed to alert authorities of Madoff's suspicious activities. Ben Protess is following the story for the New York Times.

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      Barbara Bogaev

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Ben Protess

      New York Times

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    Democracy or Stability?: Can Egypt Achieve Either?
    1. 0:00JP Morgan Chase to Pay $1.7 Billion in Madoff CaseYou’re reading this
    2. 8:10Growing Turmoil in Egypt
    3. 43:30LA Sherriff Lee Baca to Leave Beleaguered Department
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