Qualcuno si era anche accorto che Madoff era inaffidabile

Hedge fund investment adviser Aksia LLC warned clients not to put their money with Bernard Madoff after learning of “red flags” at his company, including that its books were audited by a three-person accounting firm.

Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC used Friehling & Horowitz, an auditor operating out of a 13-by-18 foot location in an office park in New York City’s northern suburbs. Madoff was charged by federal prosecutors on Dec. 11 with running what he said was a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. The auditor signed off on Madoff’s annual financial statement through Oct. 31, 2006, according to a copy obtained by Bloomberg News.

New York-based Aksia urged clients last year not to invest with Madoff’s firm after learning the identity of the New City, New York-based auditor, according to Jake Walthour, head of advisory services at Aksia. Friehling & Horowitz included one partner in his late 70s who lives in Florida, a secretary, and one active accountant, Aksia said.

“Our judgment was swift given the extensive list of red flags,” Aksia wrote Dec. 11 in a letter to clients".

Bloomberg.com