Having read the opening briefs filed by the Trustee and by SIPC on the net equity question, I thought to set down a few of what I believe are my most important impressions.

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In reading what little the Trustee has said in the past to justify his cash-in/cash-out position on net equity, a couple of thoughts struck me that, as far as I can recollect, have thus far not been made by opponents. I shall set them forth here.

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In this essay, I shall not attempt to summarize Kotz's 457 page report. What shall be done instead is to discuss a particular perception the report induced in me, plus some points in the report that struck me forcibly and contributed to the perception but often seem not to have generally been picked up elsewhere or to have received only brief or minor mention elsewhere.

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On September 21st, the Government made a motion for forfeiture and remission proceedings in the criminal case against Madoff. The motion plainly would result in serious injury to many victims of Madoff, and seemed to me highly objectionable.

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The SEC -- though it ironically is one of the governmental or quasigovernmental bodies most responsible for allowing Madoff to succeed -- has put together what one thinks the best description to date of the methods used by Madoff to fool victims, agencies, feeder funds, and huge organizations or immensely wealthy individuals who sought to do due diligence, and others.

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