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A 163-page document containing a list of people and companies that invested with Bernard Madoff's firm was released Wednesday in a court filing. The list was compiled by AlixPartners of Dallas, Texas.
The list includes anyone who responded to advertisements placed by the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of the firm. Not every name on the list is necessarily a victim of Mr. Madoff's reputed $50 billion Ponzi scheme, but the list includes "everyone who might have an interest in the bankruptcy case," according to a person briefed on the document.
The list includes trading partners and other customers that have accounts with the brokerage arm of Mr. Madoff's firm and the investment management division.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Madoff rich and famous Ponzi scheme victims
A 163-page document containing a list of people and companies that invested with Bernard Madoff's firm was released Wednesday in a court filing. The list was compiled by AlixPartners of Dallas, Texas.
The list includes anyone who responded to advertisements placed by the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of the firm. Not every name on the list is necessarily a victim of Mr. Madoff's reputed $50 billion Ponzi scheme, but the list includes "everyone who might have an interest in the bankruptcy case," according to a person briefed on the document.
The list includes trading partners and other customers that have accounts with the brokerage arm of Mr. Madoff's firm and the investment management division.
Below are some of Madoff rich and famous victims who got burned by his Ponzi scheme:
Actor Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick lost their investments in Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.
Actor John Malkovich was among Madoff's customers.
Baseball legend Sandy Koufax was among Madoff's victims.
Uma Thurman's fiancee, Arpad Busson, runs the EIM hedge fund, which had more than $150 million in exposure in Madoff's funds.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of Dreamworks, lost "millions" with Madoff, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Screen legend Zsa Zsa Gabor was reportedly "heartbroken" after losing $4.5 million to Madoff.
Director Steven Spielberg's charity, Wunderkinder Foundation, "appears to have invested a significant portion of its assets with Mr. Madoff, based on regulatory filings," according to the Wall Street Journal.
World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein was one of Madoff's victims.
The Wall Street Journal says real estate and publishing magnate Mort Zuckerman had a large amount tied up in a fund that invested heavily in Madoff's firm.
Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's charity organization, Foundation For Humanity, reportedly had $10 million tied up in Madoff's organization.
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer revealed that his family real estate firm had invested money with Madoff, according to National Public Radio.
Lawyers for Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D- New Jersey) told the AP that they weren't sure how much the senator's charitable organization has lost but said "that the bulk of its investments had been handled by Madoff."
Sterling Equities, a fund controlled by Mets co-owner Fred Wilpon, had money invested with Madoff. The New York Times reported yesterday that the two men were very close, and that Wilpon had entrusted Madoff with "hundreds of millions of dollars to invest."
The International Olympic Committee, led by President Jacques Rogge, is reported to have lost $4.8 million, about 1 percent of its total portfolio.
England's HSBC has emerged as one of the biggest potential losers in the scam, having exposed about $1 billion by providing financing to clients who invested with Madoff, the Financial Times reports.
Spain's Santander bank group, which operates in Europe and Latin America, was another big loser. Santander exposed $3.07 billion to Madoff's scheme, the AP reports.
Madoff hustled golf courses, the Wall Street Journal reports: "In Minnesota, he attracted investors from Hillcrest Golf Club of St. Paul and Oak Ridge Country Club in Hopkins, investors say. One of them estimated that investors from the two clubs may have invested more than $100 million combined. One of the largest clusters of Madoff investors was in Florida, where losses could be substantial." CNBC's David Faber also listed the Palm Beach Country Club as one of Madoff's investors.
Resources:
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/madoffvictimslist-1.pdf
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