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To: dynachrome

Taxpayers to bail out Palm Beach investors.

Judge signs order to protect Madoff investors

20 hours ago

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday threw a lifesaver to investors who may have been duped in one of Wall Street’s biggest alleged frauds, saying they need the protection of a special government reserve fund set up to help investors at failed brokerage firms.

U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton ordered that clients of Bernard Madoff’s private investment business seek relief under a federal statute created to rescue cheated investors. Stanton also ordered that business be liquidated under the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy court and named attorney Irvin H. Picard as trustee to oversee that process....

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jF_4G4a4XAV7qDQOp8KfWCykIrYQD953FCL82


4 posted on 12/16/2008 3:03:09 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

Liberals bailing out other liberals with your money!


5 posted on 12/16/2008 3:08:16 PM PST by dynachrome (Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
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To: KeyLargo

You might enjoy this Madoff tidbit I just posted:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149895/posts


29 posted on 12/16/2008 5:15:55 PM PST by dynachrome (Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
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