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Annette Bongiorno, former secretary at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, shown leaving Manhattan Federal Court in 2011, is accused of helping her former boss run his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
In terms of comfort, chairs in Manhattan Federal Court are a far cry from those in Bernie Madoff’s old office.
The imprisoned Ponzi schemer’s former secretary, Annette Bongiorno — one of several ex-Madoff workers set to go on trial next week for alleged roles in his $ 65 billion scam — has asked a judge to allow her to bring to court a special chair.
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“Ms. Bongiorno is diminutive in stature,” her lawyer said in a filing Monday. “As a result, the standard chairs in the Southern District courtrooms uncomfortable for her to sit in for extended periods.”
Prosecutors aren’t objecting.
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