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    Well-known lawyer joins ex-Bear manager

    Wednesday, July 23, 2008 : Permalink

    Reuters- Veteran U.S. lawyer Brendan Sullivan is joining the defense team of indicted former Bear Stearns hedge fund manager Ralph Cioffi, a person close to the matter said on Tuesday.

    Sullivan, a trial attorney who has represented high-profile clients including Iran-Contra figure Oliver North, will be an addition to Cioffi’s existing defense team, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

    Cioffi and another former Bear Stearns portfolio manager, Matthew Tannin, were charged in June with conspiracy and securities fraud related to last year’s collapse of two hedge funds linked to risky mortgage investments.

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    Hedge-fund scammer a suicide? Victims doubt it

    Wednesday, June 11, 2008 : Permalink

    Philadelphia Daily News- A hedge-fund swindler who was supposed to be driving himself to prison abandoned his car on a bridge with the phrase "Suicide is Painless" scrawled on its hood, but no body has been found in the river below – and the victims of his fraud say they doubt he killed himself.

    The FBI, too, is skeptical, saying it is "actively looking" for the missing man, Samuel Israel III.

    Israel, 48, a co-founder and chief executive of the now-collapsed Bayou hedge funds, was sentenced in April to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy and fraud, to begin Monday afternoon. He was also ordered to pay $300 million to his victims.

    Ross Intelisano, who represents 20 investors who lost $25 million, said yesterday his clients are skeptical about any Israel suicide.

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