Reply #7: What I don't understand is why Madoff isn't made to return the money.

[Frustratedlady]

It has to be somewhere. Did he pocket it, did he buy property, did he hide it in Swiss banks? You can't just lose that much money, so he has to be able to account for it. Strip him of his property and all assets until the people are paid back. Nobody is paying us for the high gas prices because of hedgers, the loss to our stocks and bonds, the low interest to our savings accounts. If Madoff's victims can belly up to the bar, then let the rest of us do the same.