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Madoff’s Secy Talks…a Little
May 6, 2009 by David Feldman · Leave a Comment
Eleanor Squillari was Bernard Madoff’s personal assistant for 20 years. She has now decided to talk, and was pretty convincing on the Today show today making clear she had no clue what was going on, and only in the few weeks prior to his arrest did his behavior get somewhat erratic.
According to the AP, she believes he arranged the circumstances of his arrest and refusal to cooperate in an effort to protect others, but she did not say who the others were. Apparently she’s been working with the FBI for several months. On the day he was arrested, he spoke to her and wanted to know, in particular, whether the FBI had looked at his appointment book. Wondering what was in that thing.
She also made clear that Bernie’s wife Ruth was very sharp and took care of his personal finances. Eleanor had actually invested in Bernie’s fund but apparently took her money out back in the 1990s. Through his lawyer Ike Sorkin, Madoff did not comment on Eleanor’s statements.
Who would Bernie go to jail to protect? Presumably not his employees, so some surmise it’s family members. Only time will tell.
