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Bernie Madoff's victims to receive final payout totaling $131M

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

Bernie Madoff's legendary Ponzi scheme victims will receive a final payout totaling $131M. The Victim Fund has paid over $4B to nearly 41K victims.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Last Madoff victim fund payout brings recovery to nearly 94% of Ponzi scheme losses, DOJ says (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    More than 40,000 victims lost billions of dollars to Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme has been called the largest in the world.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Bernie Madoff's victims to receive final payout totaling $131M (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Bernie Madoff's legendary Ponzi scheme victims will receive a final payout totaling $131M. The Victim Fund has paid over $4B to nearly 41K victims.

  3. CNN

    Bernie Madoff’s victims have now recovered 94% of their losses (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A US government fund to help compensate thousands of people scammed by the late Bernie Madoff in the biggest Ponzi scheme in history is making its final batch of payments.

  4. Salon

    Bernie Madoff victims receiving final payout (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The Madoff Victim Fund's total payout will be $4.3 billion shared among nearly 41,000 people, the DOJ says

  5. The Guardian

    Bernie Madoff compensation fund makes final payments (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Tenth and final payment means the 40,000-plus Ponzi scheme victims will have recovered 93% of investment losses

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