Subject:

Irving Picard

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2012

    Bernie Madoff Money Manager J. Ezra Merkin Forced To Cough Up $410 Million To Repay Victims

    The man who controlled four funds that invested more than $2 billion with convicted ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff on behalf of hundreds of investors -- including several charitable organizations -- is gonna have to cough up some serious coin to repay victims who lost loads of cash.New York Attorney G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Good News for Mets Fans: We're Just $83 Mil More in the Hole!

    And you thought losing Jose Reyes was bad. A short time ago, U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled that Mets principal owners Fred Wilpon, the Wilpon family, and their businesses and charities must pay at least $83.3 million to the trustee -- that's Irving Picard, in case you haven't been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    The New York Mets: I'd Buy That for a Dollar!

    ​So what's the story? Can David Einhorn take over the Mets for just $1 in three years or can't he? According to the usually reliable Mike Ozanian at Forbes.com yesterday, "In three years hedge fund manager David Einhorn could gain control of the New York Mets for $1. "Last month, Einhorn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    If Mets Go Under, Who Pays for Citi Field?

    ​If the last ten days in the life of Mets owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon were a baseball game, they would have been shut out, made 17 errors, and hit into a game-ending unassisted triple play. (That last feeling, admittedly, is one that they're already familiar with.)

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    On Madoff Anniversary, Biggest Secrets of Bernie's Scheme Still Buried

    HarkavyTime won't tell: A year later, Bernie Madoff's Rolex (not pictured above) has been auctioned off, and we still don't know what made his scheme tick. One year ago today (December 11, 2008, that is), Bernie Madoff was arrested. But after millions of words have been written about his multibill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Millionaire Investors Sue Madoff Clean-Up Team for More Millions

    Let's say you invested money with Bernie Madoff. With that monthly account statement appearing to steadily grow fatter over the years, you had no reason to think that your money was fraudulently invested. But now, along with everyone else, you are aware that the money came out of, and vanished into ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Alert! Bernie Madoff will be a no-show at Friday's meeting of creditors. Leave your guns at home.

    Love the note at the Madoff Trustee Site about Friday's "Meeting of Creditors" in the auditorium of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in lower Manhattan: Due to the fact that this case involves a criminal matter, the Trustee does not expect that any member of pre-liquidation management of BLMIS will be present ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Obama to bankers: 'It's a shonda!' (Or words to that effect.)

    You won't see edgy Bernie Madoff-related work like this in U.S. mainstream papers, but New York's own Jewish Daily Forward, as always, is up to the task of covering Jewish politics and news with a minimum of politically correct tiptoeing. Above, an excerpt from Eli Valley's "The Shonda!" in the F ... More >>

VOICE Daily Deals

©2013 Village Voice, LLC, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places New York

    Voice Places

    Find everything you're looking for in your city

  • Happy Hour App

    Happy Hour App

    Find the best happy hour deals in your city

  • Daily Deals

    Daily Deals

    Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city