New York Times – The Ponzi scheme’s victims denounce him as cold-hearted, dishonest and just plain wrong
No, they are not describing Bernard L. Madoff, the author of the fraud that has ruined their lives. They are criticizing Irving H. Picard, the New York lawyer and trustee who has been appointed to represent their interests in the tangled scandal.
As claims flow in from thousands of victims, Mr. Picard and his legal team are quietly making life-shaping decisions every day. They decide who will be paid quickly, who will be paid eventually, who will not be paid at all and who will be asked to pay back money they got years ago.
