Ten or more face possible charges in Madoff fraud case

Published: 11:17AM Wednesday July 01, 2009 More criminal charges expected Probe of others involved still in early stages ReutersAccused swindler Bernard Madoff (bottom) enters the Manhattan federal court house in New York on March 12, 2009 US investigators say 10 or more people associated with imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff could face criminal charges in the coming months, a law enforcement source said. The source, who asked not be identified because of the continuing investigation into the multibillion-dollar Madoff fraud, said the FBI was "closer to the beginning than the end" of the probe. Disgraced financier Madoff, 71, was handed a 150-year prison sentence Monday. He was arrested in December and pleaded guilty in March to orchestrating Wall Street's biggest investment fraud of as much as $US65 billion. He has not... [read full story]                    

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