Testimony from Madoff’s accomplices who pleaded guilty will be central to the government’s case against the five people, including statement from DiPascali and David Friehling, an accountant for Madoff, who pleaded guilty to helping prepare phony tax returns and is cooperating with prosecutors.
Madoff, 75, admitted to federal agents in December 2008 that his company was a sham. He pleaded guilty to 11 counts and was sentenced to 150 years in prison, though he claimed all along that he worked alone and refused to implicate anyone else.
Federal authorities also obtained guilty pleas from Peter Madoff, who helped his brother run the firm for four decades, and employees Craig Kugel, David Kugel, Enrica Cotellessa-Pitz, Irwin Lipkin and Eric Lipkin.
Peter Madoff was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The other defendants haven’t been sentenced.