So far, the only people in legal trouble in the Madoff scheme are Bernie and his accountant.
Fox 5 reports that it tracked down the woman who was Bernie's secretary for four decades. Sittin right there next to him all those years in that big ole lipstick building.
Annette Bongiorno is the name.
Annette has a million dollar home in Boca, Florida. In a gated community. (Me and my graduate degree enjoy the privacy split rail provides...) When Annette is up north, its all about her two and a half million dollar home on Long Island.
Her three car garage provides comfort for two - why have one - 2007 Mercedes-Benzes. And a 2005 Bentley.
Other sources of real cash you ask? I dunno. But Fox 5 says Annette's husband is a former NY City worker out on permanent disability. And a relative of Annette's still lives in the blue collar community home she and Annette grew up in, together.
I coulda been a secretary, woulda been a secretary, shoulda been a secretary...
Fox 5 makes clear that Annette has not been charged with any crime and that it has no direct evidence she committed any crime or that she knew about the Ponzi scheme. Fox 5 also says: "Sources close to the investigation say two of Bongiorno's assistants are describing how they were instructed to research daily share prices for blue-chip stocks from the previous month, then generate bogus trading tickets. Those tickets ensured customer statements looked legitimate with current and accurate stock numbers."
Full story here.
Secretaries know everything. She must have known something was going on.
Posted by: Tina | March 29, 2009 at 09:16 PM