JP Morgan Sued Over Investments With Madoff

JP Morgan Chase has been sued over its alleged dealings with Bernard Madoff. According to Bloomberg news, JP Morgan was aware of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, but did not disclose the scheme in order to protect its own interests.

According to the lawsuit, JP Morgan had investors put money into two hedge funds that invested with Madoff. The bank then invested $250 million of its own money into the funds. However, the JP Morgan began to withdraw its own money without informing its clients.

The lawsuit was filed by MLSMK Investments. The complaint alleges that JP Morgan, “began to grow suspicious of Madoff’s results and embarked on a due diligence investigation of Madoff’s operations.” The investigations concluded that Madoff could not possibly be making the returns he was claiming, and therefore, JP Morgan began to liquidate its position.

The lawsuit is seeking $12.8 million in compensatory damages as well as punitive damages.

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Economic Conditions Invite Fraud

Most Americans are familiar with Bernie Madoff and his multi-billion dollar ponzi scheme unleashed on unwitting investors. Most Americans, however, are not familiar with the multitude of other Ponzi schemes going on across America.

According to MSNBC, these tough economic times have bread a vast number of Ponzi schemes. In previous years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brought an average of three stock fraud cases per month. In the first quarter of 2009 that average doubled.

For example, in February, the SEC brought charges against Lone Tree money manager William Walters. Walters is accused of defrauding approximately 80 investors out of $11.4 million dollars.

Fraudulent schemes, such as this, typically follow the news. According to Colorado securities commissioner Fred Joseph, “[Ponzi schemes] follow the headlines. Last year [Colorado] had a couple dozen oil and gas cases, when oil was over $100 a barrel “ Similarly, gold-mining schemes have been particularly popular recently, given the historical high gold values.

In the event you believe you have been defrauded by a Ponzi scheme, you should contact an attorney. An attorney will be able to provide you with access to investment records and assist in making sure that your interests are protected to the extent possible.

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