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Investigators say Madoff faked reports to dupe SEC

To trick the Securities and Exchange Commission and others, investigators found that for years Bernard Madoff used forgery and computer crimes to throw the financial cops off his trail.

Fake computer programs - including one used to dupe an investor into believing he was watching a live feed - were among the ruses used by Madoff and his deputy Frank DiPascali to keep regulators from uncovering...

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