Madoff is moved to a medical center

NEW YORK - Bernard Madoff, the con man who ran the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, has been moved to the Federal Medical Center at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina. (Boston Globe, 12/24/09)

Six indicted in latest loan fraud case

Adding to a growing roster of mortgage fraud charges in the Boston area, three real estate investors, two mortgage brokers, and a former lawyer were indicted in an alleged scheme involving $12.5 million in loans and at least 26 distressed properties, the state attorney general’s office said yesterday. (Boston Globe, 12/22/09)

Hacker’s sentence is likely to be 17 to 25 years

Albert Gonzalez, the 28-year-old man accused of helping to orchestrate the biggest credit card theft in US history, will probably face between 17 and 25 years in prison for the crime. (Boston Globe, 12/21/09)

Galleon fund founder pleads not guilty

NEW YORK - Wealthy hedge fund operator Raj Rajaratnam and a codefendant pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges they were major players in a scheme that used inside information to make stock trades that generated millions of dollars in profits. (Boston Globe, 12/21/09)