The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff's assets has sued the disgraced money manager's wife, asking for nearly $45 million that he says was spent on "a life of splendor."
The trustee, Irving H. Picard, spelled out his claims in a lawsuit against Ruth Madoff in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan. Ruth Madoff several weeks ago moved out of a $7-million Manhattan penthouse where she and her husband had lived during their 49-year marriage.
