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Bad News Bears: The Travails of Journalists Turned Financiers

New York Times Blogs – Sure, it’s tough being a journalist these days. But if you think the news business is in trouble, try being a journalist turned financier. Some of the reporters who have left their ink-stained professions for […]

Madoff Jailed After Guilty Plea

New York (Hedgeco.Net) – Bernard Madoff was finally promoted from house arrest to maximum security prison, after pleading guilty to the largest Ponzi scheme in history.  Madoff, who swindled an estimated $65 billion out of the most elite investors, could […]

Hedge Fund Manager Defended by Madoff’s Lawyer Gets 40 Months

Bloomberg – A hedge fund manager who used the same defense lawyer as Bernard Madoff received a sentence that was a third of the maximum possible after he was convicted of defrauding investors out of $10 million. Vincent Montagna remains free […]

Madoff Avoids Jail, Continues House Arrest

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Bernard Madoff will continue his house arrest at his swanky Manhattan apartment, after a judge refused to send him to prison on Monday. Madoff’s lawyers have pointed out that he has cooperated fully with officials and […]