Madoff victims feel misled by anger and grief
March 13, 2009 by
Filed under Business
Victims of fraud Bernard Madoff said Thursday that criminal financier andalusia see go to jail in handcuffs satisfaction generated only a mild and slightly to the feeling of sorrow and deceit.
Madoff, who pleaded guilty to fraud and other criminal charges before a federal court in Manhattan, has left thousands of victims who stole the savings of a lifetime.
Several of them met in the District Court of the United States in downtown Manhattan to express their fears and frustrations, worried about their future and Madoff wondering how he managed to perpetrate the largest financial fraud in the history of Wall Street.
“It’s a pyrrhic victory and bittersweet,” said Miriam Siegman, 65, of New York City, who won a tight grip at the end of the presentation in court Madoff.
The consultant said that he had lost retirement savings of a lifetime with the fraudulent investments and Madoff now receive vouchers for food.
“I have no one to help me. He is in jail does not change anything,” he said. “I still have the rest of my life to live, or try to live is an incredible tension and total poverty. He took everything.”
Outside the court, Madoff victims were dealt with by reporters and photographers eager to hear what felt when they saw Madoff, some for the first time since his arrest in December, others for the first time in his life.
Many who invested with Madoff never met him.
“I wanted to see the faces of some of those who destroyed her life, but makes no difference,” said Cynthia Friedman for 59 years. She and her husband Madoff said they did lose the $ 3 million.
Burt Ross, 65, said he was not considered a survivor and a victim of the plot of Madoff after losing $ 5 million.
In trying to describe how still wakes every morning to see his wife at his side, Ross’s voice broke and he paused for several seconds to dry her tears and regain composure.
“The things that matter, I have and he can not quitármelas,” said Ross.
Brad Friedman, a lawyer representing about 100 victims of Madoff, said his clients were seeking to recover at least part of the money from the hands of family members Madoff.
“We will go after them. This is not over for nothing,” he said.
