Andrew Cuomo couldn’t get a piece of the Bernard Madoff story, but he’s going after the also-radioactive middleman.
This release just went out from his office:
MADOFF MIDDLEMAN Ezra Merkin CHARGED WITH FRAUD FOR SECRETLY STEERING
$2.4 BILLION IN INVESTOR ASSETS INTO MADOFF’S PONZI SCHEME
Cuomo Alleges that Madoff Associate and his Funds Targeted NY Charities
and Non-Profits, Pocketing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars from his
Investors
NEW YORK, NY (April 6, 2009) – Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today
announced charges against J. Ezra Merkin and the funds he controlled for
violating New York’s Martin Act by concealing from his clients the
investment of more than $2.
