People have been speculating about who might have aided and abetted Bernard Madoff in his Ponzi scheme. The spotlight now turns to his brother, Peter Madoff. A New York Times reporter has been shown redemption checks made out to clients of the Madoff advisory business that were signed not be Bernie, but by Peter. These were checks signed in 1985.

Prosecutors say in court filings that the scheme dates "at least to the 1980s," although they have not made public any evidence to that end. So it's unclear what degree of complicity this suggests. Bernie has said that the scheme began in the 1990s. In any case, in a separate matter, a Nassau County judge has frozen Peter Madoff's assets in response to a suit by the beneficiary of a victimized trust. 

For more:
- here's the Times article

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