Judge Dismisses Madoff Investor Appeal

Martin Rosenman, who gave $10 million to Bernard Madoff, loses legal bid to recover the money.

Bernie Madoff Pleads Guilty To $50 Billion Scheme To De-Fraud Investors

NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Financier Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan Federal court on March 12, 2009 in New York City. Madoff is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on 11 felony counts which under federal law can result in a sentence of about 150 years.(Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

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Martin Rosenman, who gave $10 million to Bernard Madoff, has lost a legal bid to recover the money, Bloomberg reports. Rosenman, the managing member of Rosenman Family, had sued Irving Picard, the trustee appointed to oversee the unwinding of Madoff’s business last year.

Rosenman had argued in the lawsuit that he should be able to recover the full amount as Madoff never obtained legal title to the funds. A U.S. district judge in Manhattan upheld a ruling by a bankruptcy court judge in February and dismissed the lawsuit.

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