Justice Department Completes $4.3 Billion Repayment to Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims
- The Justice Department completed the 10th and final distribution from a fund for victims of the late Ponzi scheme king Bernie Madoff on Monday.
- More than $4.3 billion will have been distributed by the fund to more than 40,000 victims in nearly 130 countries.
- The last disbursement of more than $131 million is being sent to more than 23,000 victims worldwide.
- The Madoff Victim Fund has been distributing fraud compensation since 2017, concluding an unprecedented compensation process.
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Madoff Victims Have Almost 94% of Their Money Back
The Madoff Victim Fund has begun its final round of payments to people scammed in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. According to a Justice Department news release , $131.4 million forfeited by the US government in connection with the scam will be sent to around 23,000 victims worldwide. With the...
Madoff Victim Fund Completes Final Payout, Recoups $4.3 Billion for Swindled Investors
The U.S. government fund established to compensate victims of Bernard Madoff’s infamous Ponzi scheme announced its tenth and final distribution on Monday, marking the end of a long effort to recover funds for those defrauded. The Madoff Victim Fund, overseen by former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Richard Breeden, will disburse a final $131.4 million to 23,408 claimants. This brings total payouts to $4.3 billion across 40,930 …
Bernard Madoff scammed several thousand people and businesses through pyramid fraud, known as “Ponzi”....
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