Stanley Chais
Stanley Chais | |
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feeder funds" which collected money for funds related to the Madoff investment scandal; his widow, family, and estate settled with Madoff trustee Irving Picard in 2016 for $277 million. | |
Spouse | Pamela Chais |
Children | 3 |
Stanley Chais (March 27, 1926 – September 26, 2010) was an American
Early and personal life
Chais was born to a
He was married to Pamela Chais, a playwright and screenwriter.
Involvement in Madoff's Ponzi scheme
Chais was an
On May 1, 2009,
Settlement with Picard
The widow, children, family, and estate of Chais settled with Picard in 2016 for $277 million.[11] On November 19, 2016, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved a global settlement – made in cooperation with the California Attorney General - with the defendants in Picard v. the Estate of Stanley Chais, et al. The agreement was made with the Stanley Chais estate, Chais's widow, children, and a number of other Chais family members, investment funds, trusts, companies, and other entities associated with Chais. Under the terms of the agreement, the BLMIS Customer Fund received $277 million, including a cash payment of $258.47 million, as well as the assignment of other assets that would be liquidated over time.[11] All proceeds of the settlement were to go to the BLMIS Customer Fund for the benefit of BLMIS customers with allowed claims.[12] Picard's lawyers said the settlement covered all of Chais’ estate and substantially all of his widow's assets, and represented “a good faith, complete and total compromise.”[11]
Philanthropy
Chais founded the Chais Family Foundation, which donated extensively to organizations that preserve and further Jewish history and culture, from reestablishing and maintaining Jewish culture in areas where it was diminished by
Death
He suffered from profound anemia.[6] Chais died on September 26, 2010, at age 84 in Manhattan, where he and his wife had moved to further the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disorder that eventually took his life.[2][16]
References
- ^ "Jewish Investor's Estate Will Pay $277M in Bernie Madoff Settlement". The Forward. 2016. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
Stanley Chais, a once-prominent Jewish philanthropist whose phone number was literally on Madoff's speed dial.
- ^ a b c d e Stuart Pfeifer, David Sarno, Stanley Chais dies at 84; money manager invested with Bernard Madoff, The Los Angeles Times, September 27, 2010
- ^ a b Bernie Madoff, the Wizard of Lies - Diana B. Henriques - Google Books
- ^ "Stanley Chais, 84, Investor Linked to Madoff" - The New York Times
- ^ a b Pfeifer, Stuart (September 23, 2009). "Financial advisor Stanley Chais sued in Bernard Madoff scheme". The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b c d "Accused Madoff middleman Stanley Chais dies," Reuters.
- ^ Attorneys for Irving H. Picard (May 1, 2009). "Madoff: Lawsuit Against Stanley Chais". New York Times.
- ^ Standora, Leo (May 2, 2009). "Los Angeles investment manager Stanley Chais sued for funneling cash to Bernie Madoff fund". New York Daily News.
- ^ "Bernie Madoff friend’s estate agrees to pay $277 million to end lawsuit," The Spokesman-Review.
- ^ "SEC fraud charges against Chais" (PDF). The Wall Street Journal. June 22, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Madoff trustee reaches $277 million accord with money manager's family," Reuters.
- ^ "ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 105(a) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE AND RULES 2002 AND 9019 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE TRUSTEE AND THE ESTATE OF STANLEY CHAIS AND OTHER DEFENDANTS," November 18, 2016.
- ^ "A Watershed Moment"
- ^ Greenberg, Brad (February 11, 2009). "Israeli nonprofits honor Stanley Chais for years of charity". Jerusalem Post.
- ^ Rettig, Haviv & Hoffman, Allison. "$600 million in Jewish charitable funds lost". Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Stanley Chais; linked to Madoff" - Times Union
External links
- SEC v. Chais, US District Court Southern District of New York, June 22, 2009
- "Settlement Agreement", between Irving Picard and Pamela Chais, et al., October 19, 2016