Federal judge moves to protect Madoff assets from bankruptcy
creditors  [JURIST] Judge Denny Chin of the US District Court
for the Southern District of New York [official website] issued
a restraining order Monday that protects from bankruptcy more
than $100 million in assets of financier Bernard Madoff [JURIST
news archive]. Chin signed the order to protect assets that will
likely be forfeited [AP report] by Madoff to the US government
as a result of his guilty plea to securities fraud charges
[complaint, PDF; JURIST report] stemming from his alleged multi-
billion dollar Ponzi scheme. The order comes on the same day
that a federal bankruptcy judge appointed an interim trustee
[Bloomberg report] to oversee Madoff's assets ahead of attempts
by injured investors to recoup losses suffered in the scheme.
Madoff remains in custody following his plea.  Last month,
Madoff pleaded guilty [JURIST report] to security fraud charges
for his alleged involvement in a multi-billion dollar Ponzi
scheme. In February, Madoff c