July 02, 2009

Madoff Case: Act Gives Fraud Victims a Voice  07/02/09 12:01 AM

JAYNE BARNARD Guest Columnist WILLIAMSBURG On Monday in a crowded courtroom in New York City, nine citizens stood up and told the story of how Bernard Madoff had hurt them and their families. Judge Denny Chin listened respectfully to those sto ries and recited some of them back as he entered the historic 150-year sentence. Some of the victims’ comments were almost literary (“Last year, my mother died. Now I don’t have my mother or my money.“)

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