US seeks $100m of Madoff assets (BBC)

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The US is trying to seize more than $100m (£71m) of property and assets belonging to disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff, prosecutors have said.

Homes, cars, boats, silverware and a piano are among the items listed as well as securities and other assets.

Some of the possessions are in the name of Mr Madoff's wife, Ruth.

Last week Mr Madoff pleaded guilty to a $50bn fraud and was sent to jail to await sentencing in June. He has appealed about being kept on remand.

An appeals court will hear the case on 19 March with his lawyers saying he should be released until sentencing because he never made any attempt to flee while under house arrest at his Manhattan penthouse.
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