Write-Offs: 12.02.13
$$$Fake trades and a fridge used in Madoff fraud: witness [Reuters]
$$$Bank of America Reaches $404 Million Settlement With Freddie Mac [WSJ]
$$$Tally of U.S. Banks Sinks to Record Low [WSJ]
$$$Goldman Predicts Biggest Rally in H-Shares Since '09 [Bloomberg]
$$$A Profitable Trade: Illicitly Shipping BMWs to China [WSJ]
$$$Cops: Son, 20, Beat Father, 54, During Argument Over Macaroni And Cheese [TSG]
$$$Goldman, J.P. Morgan Capital Plans Get Nod [WSJ]
$$$Meet 'Bitcoin Jesus', a virtual currency millionaire [CNBC]
$$$Witnesses Say Alabama Fan Shot and Killed Someone Over the Team's Loss [Gawker]