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NEWS ABOUT: Sonja Kohn

Sonja Kohn stories: 2 news summaries

Madoff May
Have Paid Off Austrian Banker

She's accused of sending him investors' cash, getting kickbacks

Jul 3, 09 2:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head of Bank Medici is being probed by authorities in the US, the UK, and her native Austria over alleged kickbacks she received from Bernard Madoff, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sonja Kohn is believed to have pocketed $40 million in return for turning three funds she managed into... More »

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Austria • Ponzi scheme • kickbacks • Bernard Madoff • Sonja Kohn • Bank Medici • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • Madoff Securities International • fund manager

Major Austrian Investor Tied to Madoff Vanishes

Bank Medici founder lost $2.1B, may fear jilted investors

Jan 7, 09 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Sonja Kohn, the well-known founder of Austria’s Bank Medici, has disappeared from public view, the New York Times reports, after Medici lost investors $2.1 billion in the Bernie Madoff mess. Kohn was a good friend of Madoff’s, and aggressively pushed his wares. She may be hiding out... More »

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Austria • Ponzi scheme • Russian oligarchs • Bernard Madoff • Sonja Kohn • Bank Medici

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