Bernie Madoff victims get $159 million from Ponzi recovery fund

Bernie Madoff leaves federal court in New York on March 10, 2009. Jin Lee | Bloomberg via Getty Images The fund for victims of Bernie Madoff’s historic Ponzi scheme has begun its ninth payout, distributing about $159 million in government-seized funds to nearly 25,000 people worldwide, the Department of Justice said Monday. The announcement, made … Read more