Write-Offs: 12.11.10

$$$Very sad news: Bernie's son Mark Madoff has committed suicide (CNN thinks we wrote about him crying yesterday; the story was from a year ago). [NYP, DB]

$$$Life After Madoff's Big Lie [WSJ]

$$$ Madoff Trustee Seeks $19.6 Billion From Austrian Banker

$$$ Matthew Goldstein: Boston Emerges As Hub Of Insider Trading Probe [Reuters]

$$$ Ex-Goldman Programmer Guilty Of Stealing Codes [Bloomberg]

$$$Why M&A May Rebound [Dealbook]