J. Ezra Merkin, the scion of a prominent family known for its generous support of Modern Orthodoxy, has emerged as a key link between a constellation of Orthodox institutions and Bernard Madoff, the ...

Almost a decade after Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme collapsed, the trustee unwinding his fraud struck another settlement with one of the con man’s earliest investors -- a $280 million deal with the ...

These are hard times for J. Ezra Merkin. Last month, it was revealed that Bernard L .Madoff made off with money Merkin had invested in his Ponzi scheme. On Friday, Merkin lost his job as chairman of ...

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge said thetrustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's firm may pursue nearly allof his lawsuit to recoup hundreds of millions of dollarsstemming from New York money ...

At $310 million, J. Ezra Merkin is getting less than he had hoped for his art collection, insiders say — but he still may be making more than the collection is worth. The business partner and alleged ...

Three hedge funds run by New York financier and philanthropist Ezra Merkin won dismissal of civil lawsuits accusing them of being part of swindler Bernard Madoff's massive fraud. In an order dated ...

Not to be outdone by the state of Massachusetts, which last week charged Bernie Madoff feeder fund Fairfield Greenwich group with “flagrant and recurring misrepresentations to its investors [that rise ...

J. Ezra Merkin, a money manager who funneled $2.4 billion from universities and nonprofit organizations into Bernard Madoff's firm, was charged Monday on allegations he "betrayed hundreds of investors ...

J. Ezra Merkin presented himself as a consummate Wall Street insider and raised billions from New York’s top charities and wealthiest families who sought out his investment expertise. It turns out he ...