By Kim Velsey 7/19/12 7:30pm

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A Madoff Investment That Will Actually Make Money: Family Homes Coming to Market

In the midst of running their elaborate Ponzi scheme, the Madoff family invested money in some actual investments—namely, real estate in Manhattan, Long Island and Greenwich.

The government came for Ruth and Bernie Madoff’s penthouse years ago, but the real estate holdings of the rest of the family have taken a little longer to claim, as the courts untangle the many complications of recovering cash stolen by the clan. Read More

By The Editors 11/01/11 6:49pm

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Kardashian and Humphries.

A Very Kardashian Divorce: NBA "Star" Kris Humphries Locked Out of His Marriage

It’s a Kard-astrophe! Only 72 days after reality entertainment star Kim Kardashian and her husband Brooklyn Nets (if that is their real name) NBA star Kris Humphries tied the knot, the duo is now filing for divorce. We really thought these two kids could make it…at least through another season of Kourtney & Kim Take New York.

Poor Kris: he’s apparently devastated over the idea that the love of his life…not to mention his ca-ching money train…is leaving the station so soon. Oh well, what’s the infamous saying? All’s fair in love and Dior. Read More

By Reid Pillifant 11/10/09 7:19pm

Selling Madoff’s Decoys

Sure, Bernie and Ruth Madoff had a pair of diamond earrings, five fur coats, Christofle flatware, Tiffany placecard holders, dozens of Audmar Piquet watches, and a hipstery satin Mets jacket, but of all the items going up for auction this week, it’s apparently the duck decoys from their yard in Montauk that are generating the Read More