Madoff Victims Look for Ways to Recover Their Money: "Besides suing Madoff and his firm, lawyers representing investors who lost tens of billions of dollars are looking into suing the numerous firms that sold access to Madoff's asset-management business. Also on the radar of lawyers are those firms' auditors and administrators, which include some of the biggest accounting firms in the country."
Harry Markopolos testifies before the House Financial subcommittee that his warnings in 2000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission about Bernie Madoff (2/4/2009):
Further testimony of Markopolos. One has to wonder, was it pure negligence on the part of the SEC or were officials of the SEC willingly shielding Madoff from investigation?
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK - AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK - FAIRFIELD SENTRY FUND
INVESTORS if you lost money in the Fairfield Sentry fund or have other losses associated with the Madoff Ponzi scheme through a relationship with American Express Bank, Standard Chartered International (USA), Ltd., Standard Chartered PLC and/or Fairfield Greenwich Group and the Fairfield Group of companies, please contact me – Laurence E. Curran, III. I am an attorney admitted to practice in Florida and New York and my firm – Curran & Associates – is presently preparing legal claims against these companies for injured investors.
Laurence E. Curran, III
Curran & Associates, 4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146; Tel. 305-777-0374
Email: lecurran@lecurran.com and Web: www.lecurran.com
The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience.
User Comments
The below comments were authored by users of this web site who are responsible for its content. MedLawPlus.com, Inc. has not verified the accuracy of the comments - complaints appearing on this page. Click here to add your comment to this thread.
Special rules for this section
Note to "Josh". You are banned for spamming repetitive comments onto this page. For lawyers looking for clients, please just post a website URL where readers can find contact info as opposed to an email address. That allows the user to check the firm out before contacting you. All comments attacking posters to this website will be summarily deleted.
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 10/31/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered - Fairfield Fund suits Comment: Any investors in the Fairfield Funds that have been hoping for Standard Chartered Bank to do the right thing and settle your claims will likely not obtain a settlement without filing a lawsuit because Standard Chartered ... Read More
From: Jorge
State:Guatemala
Posted: 10/09/2009
Subject: AMEX y Stand Chart. Comment: Podríamos hablar para comparar intereses en relación a esta acción. Me manda su número?
GHI
From: laurence
State:florida
Posted: 09/28/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered Bank Class Action Comment: Just wanted to advise that I and some other lawyers who have already filed lawsuits in the US courts against Standard Chartered Bank for investor clients are seeking any other investors who may be interested in joining a ... Read More
From: Joe
State:Missouri
Posted: 09/28/2009
Subject: Madoff Trustee suit Comment: Madoff sons, brother, niece to be sued by the Madoff Trustee. "Asked by '60 Minutes' whether investigators were working under the assumption that there was money still hidden, Sheehan said: 'Yes, we are' and Picard said ... Read More
From: laurence
State:florida
Posted: 09/22/2009
Subject: Fairfield Sentry fund Comment: Anyone lost investment $ in the Fairfield Sentry or Sigma funds through relationships with either BNP Paribas or HSBC?
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 09/09/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered Bank lawsuits Comment: I just wanted to advise the readers that I recently filed in Miami Federal Court a Complaint against Standard Chartered Bank and the Fairfield entities on behalf of an investor to recover losses from investments in the F ... Read More
From: martin
State:south america
Posted: 07/06/2009
Subject: fairfield sentry BNP Paribas Comment: Is there anyone with fairfield sentry at bnp Paribas?
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 06/04/2009
Subject: Morgan Keegan - Sentry Fund Comment: Has anyone lost money due to investment in the Greenwich Sentry fund or related funds due to an investment relationship with Morgan Keegan?
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 06/01/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered lawsuits Comment: Santiago, Eduardo, Vignat and others interested in suing Standard Chartered Bank for losses in the Fairfield Sentry fund, I can advise that soon a lawsuit will be filed in Miami on behalf of many investors against Standa ... Read More
From: Vignat
State:Montevideo
Posted: 05/25/2009
Subject: Fairfield Sentry Comment: Fairfield Sentry Fund directors are desperately seeking to demonstrate management separate from the Fairfield Group, to avoid creating facts to support a claim of fund investors against them for dereliction of duty. I a ... Read More
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 05/17/2009
Subject: Fairfield Sentry Bankruptcy question Comment: Vignat, you have raised a good question as to bankruptcy of Fairfield Sentry. However, any investor that lost money with Fairfield Sentry would have an unsecured creditor claim and typically those claimants do not have a ... Read More
From: Vignat
State:Montevideo, Uy
Posted: 05/17/2009
Subject: Fairfiel Sentry Fund Comment: Why no one has filed a Bankrupticy claim against Fairfiel Sentry? They do not solvent enough to pay their investors. Investors could possibly have the SIPC assistence up to US$500,000.
Can anyone answer this question
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 05/09/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered lawsuit Comment: I wanted to advise everyone that my firm is preparing a lawsuit against Standard Chartered, Fairfield Greenwich and other parties responsible for our clients' losses due to investments in the Fairfield Sentry fund. We ar ... Read More
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 04/30/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered Comment: Daniel, I have not filed any class action suit yet but I have been investigating filing a mass action suit against Standard Chartered and the Fairfield companies. Please contact me directly if you would like more informa ... Read More
From: daniel
State:ecuador
Posted: 04/30/2009
Subject: standard chartered - amex fairfield Comment: i am interested too, laurence.
let us know the state of your class actios, have you started it?
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 04/30/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered - Fairfield - Madoff Comment: Santiago, I read your comment. Please note that in the past two months, two separate lawsuits against Standard Chartered have been filed by creditors with multimillion dollar losses seeking the return of the lost investm ... Read More
From: santiago
State:florida
Posted: 04/29/2009
Subject: STANDARD CHARTER (EX-AMEX) AND FAIRFIELD Comment: hello to all, is there a lawsuit started as of today against standard chartered private bank, ex-american express private bank for lack of due dilligence? from my meetings with lawyers on this issue, their position has b ... Read More
From: Joe
State:Missouri
Posted: 04/27/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered--Amex Comment: Paula, check out the post from Laurence dated 3-10 below. He might be able to help.
From: Paula
State:Argentina
Posted: 04/27/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered + Fairfield Sentry Comment: I'm invested in Fairfield Sentry through Standard Chartered Bank (ex Amex). I would like to get recommendations on what to do. Are we elegible (as indirect investors) to SIPC recovery if we make the claim? I haven't fill ... Read More
From: Tom
State:MN
Posted: 04/19/2009
Subject: Insurance Cos Comment: Chubb has taken the position that what was stolen was cash, not securities, and is limiting recovery to $1,000 or $1,500 per year. I am looking into a class action suit against them on this issue. If anyone is interest ... Read More
From: Ronnie Sue
State:Florida
Posted: 04/17/2009
Subject: Madoff Investors' Support Group Comment: I am a former Madoff investor. We have a proactive group of over 400 other investors that have come together in an effort to find recovery. Together, we offer support and knowledge. This is a secure group that empowers v ... Read More
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 04/13/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered Comment: PLEASE NOTE that in the past month federal and state court lawsuits against Standard Chartered have been filed by creditors with multimillion dollar losses. If you would like to join a class action against Standard Chart ... Read More
From: robin
State:ca
Posted: 04/10/2009
Subject: maddoff account number at standard chartered bank Comment: standard chartered bank one madision avenue new york
phone 2126670700
account number 354403462001
BANCO santander rio sa
name- asociacion argentina de energia eolica
account number 08200003625/4
From: Carol
State:New York
Posted: 04/04/2009
Subject: my contact info Comment: we are meeting with Attorney Robert Pearl on 4/6/09. write to carina87823@hotmail.com
From: Joe
State:Missouri
Posted: 03/27/2009
Subject: SIPC to pay net equity Comment: Announced today: SIPC and Picard are to limit victim claims to "net equity" -- cash invested minus sums taken out. Bloomberg.
From: Jake
State:New York
Posted: 03/25/2009
Subject: Fiserv Comment: We are investigating filing a class action on behalf of Madoff clients who had accounts with Fiserv - www.zamansky.com
From: Arnold
State:NY
Posted: 03/17/2009
Subject: Get your money back Comment: Here is your best chance to get your money back:
BERNIE W I L L GO TO JAIL. MAKE SURE HE GOES TO A PRISON LIKE ATTICA OR SINGSING. LET HIM KNOW HE CAN GET INTO A MORE USERFRIENDLY FACILITY A F T E R HE LEA ... Read More
From: Laurence Curran
State:Florida
Posted: 03/17/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered/ Fairfield Comment: Ricardo, I am an attorney in Miami and have a number of clients interested in pursuing claims against Standard Chartered. Please contact me if we can work together or I can assist you or your clients. You may contact me ... Read More
From: MFP
State:FL
Posted: 03/11/2009
Subject: Fiserv Comment: Carol, how does someone contact you?
From: dena
State:minnosota
Posted: 03/10/2009
Subject: fraud Comment: I am not part of any of this, but i really fill sorry for those who invest in his companies ,his wife should come forward and return this money that doest belong to her for the people who really trusted her husband, if s ... Read More
From: Laurence
State:Florida
Posted: 03/10/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered Comment: I am an attorney with a practice in Miami and New York and am interested in anyone that lost money due to American Express and/or Standard Chartered. I am already putting together a case against them for clients and if a ... Read More
From: ws
State:tx
Posted: 03/10/2009
Subject: Madoff and Reco Comment: I don't understand why Madoff isn't charged with RECO.
Wouldn't that confiscate everything of his and return it to the investors? It seems to me that Ruth, his wife helped perpetrate the fraud through their lifestyl ... Read More
From: Joe
State:Missouri
Posted: 03/10/2009
Subject: Madoff guilty plea Comment: I am all for getting Madoff to jail ASAP but have concerns about the impending guilty plea and its effects upon the ongoing investigation. Will prosecutors continue to work as aggressively to uncover the layers of this ... Read More
From: Victoria
State:Ohio
Posted: 03/09/2009
Subject: phyllis and all Comment: I am a victim of 120.000. He went to prison for almost a year. But I got nothing back. why. because I am not rich? I can't afford a attorney now.??Anyone want to help a poor american??
From: Joe
State:Missouri
Posted: 03/09/2009
Subject: victim checks Comment: 12 unnamed victims of Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme are receiving checks for $500,000 each from the Madoff trustee. These 12 victims were selected for payment because they never withdrew funds from their accounts. Read More
From: mark
State:oh
Posted: 03/04/2009
Subject: madoff Comment: geed people if u think that u can get big ie 20% return on investments all the time U ARE SUPIDDEF
From: carol
State:New York
Posted: 03/02/2009
Subject: FiServ Class Action Comment: We are really looking into this. If any one has any information that would be helpful, please contact me.
From: Ricardo
State:Colombia
Posted: 03/02/2009
Subject: Standard Chartered and Fairfield Comment: I am in the process of setting up a group big enough to start class action against Standard Chartered and Amex because of their negligent handling of due dilligence and fiduciary duties in the case of their recommendatio ... Read More
From: sebastian
State:argentina
Posted: 03/02/2009
Subject: accion legal conjunta Comment: had an inversion in fairfield sentry ex amex today through standard charterer
From: Joe
State:Missouri
Posted: 02/23/2009
Subject: No Fiserv lawsuit Comment: Just did a check. Couldn't find a press release on a Fiserv lawsuit related to Madoff.
From: Ari
State:Ohio
Posted: 02/23/2009
Subject: Fiserv Comment: Does anyone have specific information about whether a class action has been filed against Fiserv?
From: Larry
State:FL
Posted: 02/23/2009
Subject: Fairfield Sentry - American Express International Bank Comment: Does anyone else besides Ana in MD have an interest in American Express and its relationship to Fairfield Sentry and Madoff?
From: grizz
State:ohio
Posted: 02/22/2009
Subject: take care of him Comment: let him pull up in front of a fed. building open door blow his ass away. save the tax payers millions. what do u have to loose. your life savings are gone let the feds keep you, food, shelter. health care,and maybe colla ... Read More
From: luis
State:florida
Posted: 02/15/2009
Subject: class action Comment: I hope a class action against Standard Chartered Bank is on the way, I dont see any real proposal that I could join with the porpoise of recuperating what was lost after having payed pros to gard our invested money and n ... Read More
The above is provided for informational purposes only and is NOT to be relied upon as professional advice. The information presented on this site comes without any warranty of correctness and, therefore, should not be relied upon. This service is not a substitute for the advice of a professional. No attorney client relationship is created through use of this site.
