2 programmers charged in faking of Madoff's books
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Photo credit: AP | Jerome O'Hara, of Malverne, left, a former computer programmer for Bernard Madoff, leaves federal court in Manhattan Friday, Nov. 13, with his lawyer Gordon Mahler, after arraignment on charges linked to the convicted swindler's Ponzi scheme. O'Hara and another programmer George Perez are each charged with conspiracy and falsifying books and records.
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Two computer programmers who worked with Bernard Madoff's company are charged with falsifying records in the massive Ponzi scheme, officials said.
Arrested at their homes by the FBI on Friday were Jerome O'Hara, 46, of Malverne and George Perez, 43 of East Brunswick, N.J. Each is charged with, among other things, conspiracy and falsifying books and records, said officials with the U.S....
