Madoff client list marked with notable names
The list of nearly 14,000 victims authorities believe were scammed in Bernard Madoff's wide-scale pyramid scheme is out -- and the tally includes athletes, celebrities and Long Island institutions.
Irving Picard, the trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, released a 163-page list bearing names from ordinary investors to venerated institutions.Mets owner Fred Wilpon, Sterling Mets Associates and the Fred Wilpon Family Trust are on the list, as well as Saul Katz, the president of Sterling Equities and chairman of the board of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System.
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Cablevision, Newsday's owner, was listed, as were nonprofit entities such as the Brooklyn College Foundation and the Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages, in Stony Brook.
John Denver Concerts Inc. and John Denver Enterprises were also listed. Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax and former Met Tim Teufel are on the list, as are actors John Malkovich, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon. A foundation run linked to Steven Spielberg is also listed.
Also listed were the Buffalo Laborers Pension Fund, the American Jewish Congress and New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
Madoff himself and his wife Ruth, his children and his brother, Peter, also had numerous account listings.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1249 Pension Fund was also among the victims, as was Morton L. Certilman of Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, an East Meadow law firm.
One client is Ira Sorkin, the attorney who's defending Madoff against charges he perpetrated the biggest financial fraud in history. Others include Madoff's wife, sons, brother and other relatives.
Prosecutors say Madoff admits he lost more than $50 billion belonging to investors. Defense lawyers say he has cooperated with authorities to help identify assets.
Madoff hasn't been indicted. He's being held under house arrest at his multimillion-dollar penthouse.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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