Criminal Law

SEC Charges Bernard L. Madoff for Multi-Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
News release: "The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Bernard L. Madoff and his investment firm, Bernard L...

Jonathan Lee Riches attacks again.
Via Above the Law, it appears that Jonathan Lee Riches, one of the most prolific pro se litigants of all time, has filed a motion to intervene in MDY v...

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bernard L. Madoff and Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (S.D.N.Y. Civ. 08 CV 10791 (LLS)) SEC Obtains Preliminary Injunction, Asset Freeze, and Other Relief Against Defendants
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on December 18, 2008, the Honorable Judge Louis L...

FBI Arrests Bernie Madoff
The Wall St. Journal reports that Bernard L. Madoff, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, was arrested by the FBI and charged with criminal securities fraud...

Bernard Madoff faces questions over transfer of $150m from UK arm$
Stephen Raven, the head of Bernard Madoff?s British operation, has called on Mr Madoff to confirm that he did not embezzle $150 million ($£99 million) of the UK unit?s cash or, if he did, to own up and return the cheque.

SEC Charges Bernard Madoff with Running a Ponzi Scheme
Following on the arrest of Bernard L. Madoff for criminal securities fraud, the SEC charged Madoff and his investment firm, Bernard L...