Caribbean Net News – The trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff’s business told a judge he is in settlement talks with three Fairfield Greenwich Group hedge funds accused of taking $3.54 billion in fake profit from the conman’s fraud.
Trustee Irving Picard said he’s in similar talks with two funds run by Bermuda-based Kingate Management Ltd., accused of withdrawing $255 million in fake profit from Madoff’s investment advisory business before his Dec. 11 arrest.