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Madoff victims get $534 million in approved payments

Source: Reuters
Jacksonville : FL : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Victims of Bernard Madoff's epic fraud scheme have been approved for $534.25 million of payments, the trustee trying to recover the imprisoned swindler's assets said. The sum is roughly one-eighth of the $4.44 billion of allowed claims that the court-appointed trustee Irving Picard has identified,...
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