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Madoff victims to receive checks totaling $505 million

Bernard quot;Berniequot; Madoff walks down Lexington Avenue to

Photo credit: Getty Images | Bernard "Bernie" Madoff walks down Lexington Avenue to his Manhattan apartment, days after he was charged in the largest investment scam in Wall Street history. At least $18 billion in investments went missing in the massive Ponzi scheme. Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison. (Dec. 17, 2008)

The bankruptcy trustee in the Bernard Madoff case plans to send out checks totaling $505 million to victims of the Ponzi scheme, an amount that will bring the total reimbursement so far to $5.4 billion, according to court papers filed Wednesday.

Irving Picard, the trustee handling the Madoff bankruptcy proceeding, plans to send out the cash distribution -- the third so far in the case -- soon...

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