Madoff reduced to nothing (CNNMoney)

Madoffs get 'stripped'

As a result of orders issued on Friday, the government has stripped Bernie and Ruth Madoff of all the interests in property belonging to them, including:
Cohmad Securities $47 million
Wachovia Bank account $13.3 million
New York Coop $7.5 million
Montauk property $7 million
Palm Beach property $7.45 million

Ruth Madoff forfeits asset claims, left with $2.5 million
Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:13am EDT

By Grant McCool

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ruth Madoff, the wife of epic swindler Bernard Madoff who reaped billions and a lavish family lifestyle, will be left with $2.5 million and have to look for a new home as she forfeits claim to some $80 million in assets.

Documents filed in Manhattan federal court on Friday night showed that Ruth Madoff, 68, who has said nothing in public about her jailed husband's crimes in the six months since his arrest, had come to an agreement with U.S. prosecutors.

"In compromise of claims Ruth Madoff would have pursued, the Office (U.S. Attorney) will not contest claim to a sum of money equal to $2,500,000, which sum the Office shall cause to be tendered to Ruth Madoff promptly after she vacates the real property and surrenders all personal property," the court order said.

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