At the plea hearing, Bernard l. Madoff took all the blame for the fraud, seeking to protect the family members who managed the broker-dealer side of the firm that he described as quite successful.

在听证会上，伯纳德•l•麦道夫把所有欺诈罪名都揽在自己头上，希望能够保护负责公司证券业务的家人，据他所说，公司的证券业务相当成功。

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Bernard L. Madoff returned to federal court on Thursday morning and pleaded guilty to all the charges against him in a vast Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of billions of dollars.

伯纳德·麦道夫周四早上重回联邦法院并对庞氏骗局中骗取投资者数十亿美元的所有指控一一认罪。

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Siedle believes that the feeder funds investing with Madoff "were all aware that Bernard L. Madoff was engaging in illegal conduct ... and intentionally chose to participate in and support Madoff's illegal conduct to reap enormous illicit financial benefits, " according to the affidavit.

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Madoff, 70, operated the advisory business separately from his Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, a securities broker dealer with its principal office in New York City, the Department of Justice said.

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Jeffry Picower, who died in 2009, was the biggest beneficiary of the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities fraud.

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