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Jeremy Friehling, Son Of Bernard Madoff's Accountant, Kills Himself In Ohio

The son of Bernard Madoff's longtime accountant, who himself pleaded guilty to securities fraud in the scandal centered on the disgraced financier, has committed suicide in central Ohio, authorities said. Jeremy Friehling, 23, was found dead at his apartment of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday in Columbus, where he was a second-year student at Ohio State's medical school, police there said.

 

Wife Says She and Madoff Tried Suicide

In an interview with “60 Minutes,” scheduled to air on Sunday, Ruth Madoff says she and Bernard Madoff attempted suicide two weeks after the Ponzi scheme was exposed in 2008.

Senh: I don't think that'll make anyone feel any better about losing their life savings.

 

Suicide Won't End Madoff Lawsuits

Mark Madoff was feeling increasingly despondent about his worsening legal situation in the days leading up to his death. But the trustee recovering assets for victims of his father's Ponzi scheme says the suits will continue.

 

Official: Madoff son found dead in NYC apartment

Official: Madoff son found dead in NYC apartment

A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a son of Bernard Madoff has been found dead in New York City of an apparent suicide.

 

Investor in Madoff scheme kills himself

A former British soldier killed himself after losing his life savings in an alleged $50 billion fraud run by Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff, the dead man's son said.

 

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