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Fraud

To establish the Consumer and Investor Fraud Working Group to help protect consumers and investors from fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic, to assist consumers and investors affected by such fraud, and for other purposes.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Legislation
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Bill text.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
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Finance and Banking
International Insolvency
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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Business Reorganization
Small Business
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Madoff Trustee Granted Another Direct Appeal to the Second Circuit

Overturning District Judge Rakoff a second time will aid the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ net equity claims.

2nd Circuit

‘Triggering’ Creditor’s Claim Need Not Be Static Under Section 544(b)(1)

Judge Isgur applies heightened pleading standard to a complaint for fraudulent transfer with actual intent.

5th Circuit
Texas
Texas Northern District
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Fraud
Fraudulent Transfers
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Solicitor General Sides with the Madoff Trustee on Suing Foreign Subsequent Transferees

Denying ‘cert’ will aid the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ net equity claims.

2nd Circuit

Fifth Circuit Cites ‘Clearly Erroneous’ Findings to Declare a Debt Nondischargeable

Circuit says it’s easy to show reasonable reliance on a false financial statement.

5th Circuit

Ninth Circuit Creates a Legal Fiction to Uphold Recovery of an Unauthorized Transfer

Ninth Circuit assumed that transferred property must remain property of the estate after conversion from ‘13’ to ‘7’ before the chapter 7 trustee can avoid an unauthorized transfer under Section 549.

9th Circuit

Lawyer for Madoff Customer Slapped with $57,347 Discovery Sanction

Calling the Madoff trustee a liar and basing a discovery motion on facts known to be false resulted in sanctions under Rule 37(a)(5)(B).

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Eastern District
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