Showing posts with label ponzi scheme. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ponzi scheme. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Claudine de la Villehuchet re: husband and Bernie Madoff

June 25, 2009

Claudine de la Villehuchet, the wife of Thierry de la Villehuchet, the hedge fund adviser who committed suicide after losing $1.5 billion in Bernard Madoff’s ponzi scheme, spoke out in on interview FOX Business. She discusses what kind of man her husband was – very honest, loved his job and loved her very much. Although she did not go into it, she said he said goodbye. He left his brother a note – perhaps her also. She said she had no idea that he was going to commit suicide but that he felt responsible and thought his clients would never forgive him and think he was dishonest. She says she has tried not to be angry at him for committing suicide and that it really hurts. She calls Madoff a murderer, a monster, a psychopath and says she doesn’t know how you can call someone like that a human being because how can he destroy so many people – his own people. When asked, she said she would not want to talk to him.

Still cannot find the final autopsy results and she of course did not go into it.

Bernie Madoff got 15- years which sentences him to imprisonment for the rest of his life…but his victims? They have no recourse – they can do nothing to recover their life savings. It’s gone. Madoff’s lack of cnscinence was clear when he. a Jew, ripped off the LA Jewish Community Foundation of $18M. He also stole money from other charities.

Why can’t these folks sue the SEC for lack of oversight?

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

UPDATE Madoff victim: Thierry de la Villehuchet, apparent suicide

December 23, 2008

UPDATE Madoff victim: Thierry de la Villehuchet, apparent suicide

December 23, 2008

Source CNN

Thierry de la Villehuchet, a hedge fund adviser who lost $1.5 billion in Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme was found dead in his office from an apparent suicide. Unidentified pills were found but he had used a box cutter to slice his arm, wrist and biceps area. No suicide note. Does money matter this much to people? How can an investor not know he's out $1.5B? How many more deaths will arise from Madoff's evil greed? Hollywood couldn't have made up his name. How can noone not know the money was missing and why is he allowed to live in his posh apartment? How many people have lost everything because of him. I don't understand such greed and lack of a conscience.

UPDATE via AP:

On Monday (12-22), he reportedly told the cleaning crew to be out of his office by 7pm because he was going to work late. The following morning he was found dead seated at his desk in his locked office. He had what appeared to be self-inflicted lacerations on his arm from a box cutter and there was a garbage can nearby to catch the blood. The autopsy was done today but the coroner is awaiting toxicology results before he signs off on the caused of death - sleeping pills were found on the desk. This to me means he hadn't bled out. If he lacerates an artery a garbage can isn't going to catch the arterial spurting. It seems like a strangely passive suicide for a man. Is there an historic method for French Aristocrats? Him telling the crew to get lost is an indicator of him not wanting to be interrupted. Have there been cases of texted suicide notes? The case of the teenager who was allowed to die from an intentional overdose while bloggers looked on and egged him on is depravity at its worst.