BY AMIR EFRATI
Jeffry Picower, a longtime friend of Bernard Madoff and a figure who had been under scrutiny in the criminal investigation surrounding Mr. Madoff's fraud scheme, died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Fla., according to police.
The Palm Beach Police Department said they responded to a 9-1-1 call just after noon Sunday from a woman who said she had just found her husband at the bottom of their swimming pool. Mr. Picower, 67 years old, was brought to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Marcia Horowitz, a spokeswoman for the Picower family, said Mr. Picower "had been in poor health." ...
Picower, Madoff Case Figure, Is Dead at 67 - WSJ.com
Jeffry Picower, a longtime friend of Bernard Madoff and a figure who had been under scrutiny in the criminal investigation surrounding Mr. Madoff's fraud scheme, died on Sunday in Palm Beach, Fla., according to police.
The Palm Beach Police Department said they responded to a 9-1-1 call just after noon Sunday from a woman who said she had just found her husband at the bottom of their swimming pool. Mr. Picower, 67 years old, was brought to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Marcia Horowitz, a spokeswoman for the Picower family, said Mr. Picower "had been in poor health." ...
Picower, Madoff Case Figure, Is Dead at 67 - WSJ.com
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