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Prosecutors: Madoff was ready to send out $173M

Prosecutors said Thursday that investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Bernard Madoff's office desk that he was ready to send out to his closest family and friends at the time of his arrest last month.

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Prosecutors say Bernard Madoff was ready to send out $173 million before his arrest
Jan 08, 2009 19:23 -0500

Firefighter: Partition caused chaos at fatal blaze

For several critical minutes, a Bronx firefighter testified Thursday, he couldn't find the flames that ultimately trapped his colleagues inside an illegally subdivided apartment, killing two from catastrophic injuries suffered when they jumped out the window.