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Thursday, December 20, 2012  The sentencing of Bernard Madoff's brother for crimes committed in the shadow of his notorious sibling has begun in a New York court.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  New York's attorney general says authorities have accepted $210 million to settle lawsuits against a BNY Mellon subsidiary for advising clients to invest with Bernard Madoff.

Saturday, November 27, 2010  Relatives of both Bernard Madoff and his wife are among those being targeted in 40 lawsuits announced Friday by the trustee endeavoring to recover money for victims fleeced by the disgraced financier.

Thursday, November 18, 2010  Two women who were back office employees of jailed financier Bernard Madoff have been arrested on undisclosed federal charges, the FBI said Thursday.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010  One of Bernard Madoff's daughters-in-law says she and her children shouldn't have to bear the burden of his name.

Friday, January 15, 2010  Members of the Local Carpenters Union 747 in Central New York found out tonight the full extent of the damage done to their pension plan by Wall Street swindler Bernie Madoff.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009  Central New York union workers were represented on Capitol Hill today in a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee which is investigating the effects of the Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme.

Thursday, July 09, 2009  Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has decided against appealing his 150-year sentence for a multi-billion dollar fraud.

Monday, June 29, 2009  Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to the maximum 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009  The trustee has frozen Madoff's bank accounts, sold off legitimate portions of his business and filed lawsuits to reclaim ill-gotten gains.

Friday, March 06, 2009  Prosecutors have filed a motion indicating that Bernard Madoff may be ready to plead guilty to a sweeping financial fraud.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009  Members of one local union have a lot of questions, as millions of their pension dollars may have disappeared.

Thursday, January 08, 2009  One local financial advisor says pensioners shouldn't panic, with word Thursday that the Bernard Madoff scandal has reached Central New York.