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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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Madoff Will Plead Guilty; Faces Life for Vast Swindle
By DIANA B. HENRIQUES
Bernard L. Madoff is expected to plead guilty Thursday to operating a massive Ponzi scheme, which could put him in prison for life.

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Queens Doctor and Cousin Are Guilty in Murder
By ANNE BARNARD
Mazoltuv Borukhova, and her cousin by marriage, Mikhail Mallayev, were found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the death of Daniel Malakov.