A decades-long crony of Bernard Madoff on Wednesday become the sixth man charged in America’s biggest Ponzi scheme.
Daniel Bonventre, who joined forces with Madoff back in 1968, was accused of cooking the books to hide the multi-billion dollar fraud.
The former director of operations for Madoff Investment Securities , Bonventre, 63, of Queens, faces charges of conspiracy, falsifying financial records, securities fraud and filing fake tax returns and bogus SEC reports.
Freed on $5 million bond when arrested last month, Bonventre will be arraigned Thursday in Manhattan Federal Court on charges that could bring a maximum of 77 years in prison.
Others charged so far in the $65 billion scheme include the now imprisoned-for-life Madoff, his lieutenant Frank DiPascali, who is cooperating with prosecutors, accountant David Friehling and two computer programmers, Jerome O’Hara and George Perez.
(Source: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/)
Join the official YWN WhatsApp status
2 Responses
Why in the world did he choose to cook the books? Did he plan to eat them?!?
So the alleged Book-Cooker is a Book-Mark in a Book-Case where if found guilty would be sent to a prison which would in other words be a Book-Keeper.