In this Jan. 4, 2006 file photo, J. Ezra Merkin, managing partner of Gabriel Capital Group, seen during a ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday, April 6, 2009 filed civil fraud charges against Merkin, a hedge fund manager who funneled billions of dollars in client money to Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff. AP Photo logo AP Photo 34 months ago

In this Jan. 4, 2006 file photo, J. Ezra Merkin, managing partner of Gabriel Capital Group, seen during a ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday, April 6, 2009 filed civil fraud charges against Merkin, a hedge fund manager who funneled billions of dollars in client money to Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff.

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