Madoff Asset Scramble
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2006 file photo, J. Ezra Merkin, managing partner of Gabriel Capital Group, is seen during a ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel. After he was sued by New York's attorney general, hedge fund manager J. Ezra Merkin, whose clients thought they had more than $2 billion with Bernard Madoff, agreed not to sell personal assets that include an art trove and one of the city's most expensive apartments. (AP Photo/Eliana Aponte, Pool, File)
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